Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Over-the-Counter

Term of the Day - Over-the-Counter


OTC. A security which is not traded on an exchange, usually due to an
inability to meet listing requirements. For such securities, broker/dealers
negotiate directly with one another over computer networks and by phone,
and their activities are monitored by the NASD. OTC stocks are usually very
risky since they are the stocks that are not considered large or stable
enough to trade on a major exchange. They also tend to trade infrequently,
making the bid-ask spread larger. Also, research about these stocks is more
difficult to obtain. also called unlisted.


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