stock exchange for newer and smaller companies, and those that do not wish to meet all the major stock exchanges' rules.
A network of securities dealers for the trading of securities not on the exchanges; primary market in which public issues are sold.
Primarily a market for unlisted securities, OTC MARKET refers to the broad securities market that consists of BROKERS who purchase or sell SECURITIES by computer hook-up or telephone rather than through the facilities of a securities EXCHANGE.
The market created by local dealer trading as opposed to activity on organized exchanges.
Trading in shares away from organized exchanges; usually carried out over the telephone or via a computer network. Partly paid Shares for which the buyer pays only part of the issue price initially, paying for the rest at predetermined dates, on the last of which they become fully paid.
a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange
a financial market The financial markets are markets which facilitate the raising of funds or the investment of assets, depending on viewpoint
a financial market where products are traded over-the-counter
a market which lacks a centralized exchange
The over-the-counter market consists of all the stocks that are not traded on a major exchange. These stocks tend to be of smaller, riskier companies and trades are conducted over the telephone or via computers. Most of these stocks are available to trade in the Marketocracy competition.
A communications network through which trades of bonds, non-listed stocks, and other securities take place. Trading activity is overseen by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
The market maintained by securities dealers for issues not listed on a stock exchange. Almost all bonds and debentures, as well as some stocks, are traded over-the-counter in Canada. An OTC market is also known as an unlisted market.
A semi-official mechanism for trading securities which is not as highly regulated as a recognised investment exchange.
A network of stockbrokers who buy and sell securities of corporations that are not listed on a securities exchange
A market that trades unlisted securities, conducted by dealers through negotiation rather than through the use of an auction system such as in the New York Stock Exchange.
customized option market usually traded directly between banks and their customers or with other banks.
A general name for any transaction that does not take place on an exchange. There is no central exchange facility for an over-the-counter market which operates through "middlemen", or dealers. The dealer stands ready to buy or sell a given security on request. The dealer provides the service of allowing the buyer or seller of an asset to make the exchange when he or she desires, rather than waiting to locate a party who wants to do business. An over-the-counter option is a call or a put whose strike price, expiration and premium are negotiated between two parties.
A market where products such as stocks, foreign currencies and other cash items are bought and sold by telephone and other electronic means of communication rather than on a designated futures exchange.
A market for trading stocks not listed on an exchange.
market where traders deal by phone. Trades with special conditions that cannot be traded on the official exchange.
A market, such as the FX market, in which counterparties trade via telephone, fax or electronic distribution network rather than from a physical exchange location.
A residual securities market. All transactions that do not take place on a stock exchange are said to be executed in the OTC Market.
The market for securities that are not listed on a stock or bond exchange. The OTC market is a decentralized market, as opposed to an exchange market, such as the New York Stock Exchange.
A decentralized market (as opposed to an exchange market) where geographically dispersed dealers are linked together by telephones and computer screens.
A major securities market subject to monitoring and on-site inspection and examination by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
A communications network, supervised by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), which trades bonds, non-listed stocks, and other securities
A market where products such as stocks, foreign currencies, and other cash items are bought and sold by telephone and other means of communications. There are no regulations on OTC markets.
A way of trading securities in which dealers at different locations who have an inventory of securities stand ready to buy and sell securities through a telecommunications network that brings the buyers and sellers together.
Market that uses a network of brokers to buy and sell securities rather than an exchange.
Comprised of a network of telephone and telecommunication systems over which unlisted securities and other issues trade.
Over-the-counter means that the stock is not listed on a stock exchange. In such cases, brokers negotiate directly with one another over computer networks and by phone.
A market in which securities transactions are conducted by dealers through a telephone and computer network connecting dealers in stocks and bonds. Also called OTC trading.
A widespread aggregation of dealers who make markets in many different securities, trading through telephone or computer negotiations between buyers and sellers. Virtually all government and municipal bonds and most corporate bonds are traded in the OTC market.
A securities market that exists for securities not listed on stock exchanges. Bonds, money market securities and many stocks are traded on the over-the-counter market.