over-the-counter market

over-the-counter market
n.
A securities market of dealers who buy and sell securities that are not listed in a securities exchange, done primarily over the telephone or online.

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  • over-the-counter market — Trading in stocks and bonds that does not take place on stock exchanges. Such trading occurs most often in the U.S., where requirements for listing stocks on the exchanges are strict. Schedules of fees for buying and selling securities are not… …   Universalium

  • over-the-counter market — A market where products such as stocks, foreign currencies, and other cash items are bought and sold by telephone and other means of communications. Chicago Board of Trade glossary * * * over the counter market over the counter market ➔ market1 * …   Financial and business terms

  • over-the-counter market — Refers to the broad securities market consisting of brokers who purchase or sell securities by computer hook up or telephone rather than through the facilities of a securities exchange. At one time completely unorganized, the over the counter… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Over-the-Counter-Market — Over the Coun|ter Mar|ket 〈[oʊvə(r)ðəkaʊntə(r)ma:kıt] m. 6; Wirtsch.; Abk.: OTC〉 1. 〈in Großbritannien〉 Handel von Wertpapieren u. Aktien am Bankschalter 2. 〈in den USA〉 telefonischer Wertpapieran u. verkauf von nicht offen gehandelten Werten zw …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Over-the-Counter-Market — Over the Coun|ter Mar|ket 〈[oʊvə(r) ðə kaʊntə(r) ma:kıt] m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Abk.: OTC; Wirtsch.〉 1. 〈Großbritannien〉 Handel von Wertpapieren u. Aktien am Bankschalter 2. 〈USA〉 telefonischer Wertpapieran u. verkauf von nicht offen gehandelten …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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  • over-the-counter market — OTC market A market in which financial obligations are bought and sold outside the jurisdiction of a recognized financial market; it was originally so named in the 1870s, from the practice of buying shares over bank counters in the USA. OTC… …   Big dictionary of business and management

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