 NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2021 PRNewswire -- Second Quarter 2021 Highlights: Gross revenues of 25.5 million for the quarter, up 49 versus the prior year period Operating income of 9.1 million for the quarter, up 91 versus the prior year period Operating profit margin of 37.0 versus 29.2 during the prior year period Net income of 7.1 million, up 67 versus the prior year period, and quarterly diluted GAAP EPS of 0.59, up 64 Total cash returned to shareholders during the quarter of 1.8 million in the form of dividends Announcing a 20 increase in the quarterly dividend to 0.18 per share 46 graduates to a national securities exchange during the quarter OTCQX and OTCQB reaching key milestones during the quarter surpassing 500 and 1,000 companies, respectively, and finishing the quarter with 530 and 1,020 companies 84 subscribers to OTC Link ECN at June 30, 2021, up 20 versus June 30, 2020; approximately 46,000 average daily trades during the quarter, compared to less than 9,000 during the same prior year period Virtual Investor Conferences business hosted 10 events during the quarter, with 171 companies participating Ongoing implementation of Amended Rule 15c2-11, enabling our OTC Link ATS to act as a qualified interdealer quotation system QIDQS OTC Markets Group Inc. OTCQX: OTCM, operator of the OTCQX Best Market, the OTCQB Venture Market and the Pink Open Market for over 11,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2021. With the compliance date of Amended Rule 15c2-11 fast approaching, we remain keenly focused on successful implementation of the Rule and supporting regulatory compliance for our OTC Link ATS qualified interdealer quotation system, our broker-dealer clients and public companies, said R. 