Vortex Energy Engages Market Maker
Vortex Energy Engages Market Maker
Vancouver, British Columbia, August 17, 2026 – Vortex Energy Corp. (CSE: VRTX) (OTC: VTECF) (FSE: AA3)
(“Vortex” or the “ Company”) announces that it has engaged Independent Trading Group, Inc. (Address:
420, 33 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5E 1G4; Website: www.itg84.com; Contact: Chris Kaplan;
Email: [email protected]) (“ITG”) as a market maker for its common shares traded on the Canadian
Securities Exchange (the “CSE”).
ITG, as Vortex's market maker, aims to ensure a fair and efficient market for the Company's common
shares, adhering to CSE policies. This involves buying and selling Vortex's shares on the CSE and other
alternative Canadian trading venues. In exchange for these services, ITG will receive a monthly fee of
C$5,500 from the Company.
About Vortex Energy Corp.
Vortex Energy Corp. is an exploration stage company engaged principally in the acquisition, exploration,
and development of mineral properties in North America. The Company is currently advancing its Robinson
River Salt Project comprised of a total of 942 claims covering 23,500 hectares located approximately 35
linear kms south of the town of Stephenville in the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador. The Robinson
River Salt Project is prospective for both salt and hydrogen salt cavern storage. The Company is also
currently advancing its Fire Eye Uranium Property in the Athabasca Basin, a region renowned for its
uranium deposits.
About Independent Trading Group
Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc. is a Toronto based CIRO dealer -member that specializes in market
making, liquidity provision, agency execution, ultra -low latency connectivity, and bespoke algorithmic
trading solutions. Established in 1992, with a focu s on market structure, execution and trading, ITG has
leveraged its own proprietary technology to deliver high quality liquidity provision and execution services
to a broad array of public issuers and institutional investors.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Paul Sparkes
Chief Executive Officer, Director
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Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information. These
statements relate to future events or future performance. The use of any of the words “could”, “intend”,
“expect”, “believe”, “will”, “projected”, “estimated” and similar expressions and statements relating to
matters that are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking information and are based on
the Company’s current beliefs or assumptions as to the outcome and timing of such future events. In
particular, this press release contains forward-looking information relating to, among other things, ITG’s
ability to enhance the liquidity of, and contribute to a fair and orderly market for, Vortex’s shares and to
help Vortex deliver the best possible trading experience for its investors.
Various assumptions or factors are typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or
projections set out in forward-looking information, including, in respect of the forward-looking information
included in this press release, assumptions regarding the efficacy of ITG’s traders and market making
technology.
Although forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions of the Company’s
management, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking information will prove to be accurate.
Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors
include, among other things, the risk that ITG’s market making services may not be effective in enhancing
the liquidity or efficiency of the market for the Company’s shares and that the Company may discontinue its
contract with ITG following the initial term, whether or not ITG’s market making services are effective in
enhancing the liquidity or efficient of the market for the Company’s shares. The forward-looking
information contained in this release is made as of the date hereof, and the Company not obligated to
update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. Because of the risks, uncertainties and
assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking information contained herein.
The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) has not reviewed, approved, or disapproved the contents of this
press release.