Forum Markets Stock Jumps 19% After Board Revives Buyback and Launches Strategic Review

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Shares of Forum Markets (NASDAQ: $FRMM) surged over 19% on Friday after the company said its board had reinitiated a share repurchase program and formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate proposals aimed at maximizing shareholder value. As of late morning trade, Forum Markets stock was sitting at $2.83, up $0.46 from the previous close, with an intraday high of $3.18. 

The announcement gives Forum a more explicit response to the gap it says exists between its market value and what the board sees as the intrinsic value of the business. 

The company, which describes itself as a digital-asset platform focused on tokenized real-world assets, said the repurchase program was reactivated effective April 15 and could include buybacks in volumes that exceed the normal limits of the SEC’s Rule 10b-18 safe harbor. Forum said the board views repurchases at current price levels as a direct expression of confidence in the business. 

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At the same time, Forum is widening the range of outcomes it is willing to consider. The new special committee — made up of Angela Dalton, Michael Edwards, and Jason New — has been authorized to review proposals from parties that have already approached the company and to evaluate a broader set of potential paths, including mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, new capital partnerships, or even a return of substantially all capital and assets to shareholders if nothing else meets its valuation threshold. 

Forum also said it has retained Clear Street Investment Banking as its independent financial adviser for the process. 

That makes the move more than a standard buyback headline. Forum is still saying it remains confident in its standalone business and long-term opportunity in tokenized real-world assets, but the board is also signaling a willingness to pursue sharper strategic action if the public market continues to undervalue that thesis. 

For shareholders, the combination of repurchases and a formal review process gives the story a clearer catalyst than Forum had before today. 

Forum Markets (NASDAQ: FRMM) stock is currently trading at $2.83 U.S. per share.