Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• OTC (OVER THE COUNTER MARKET)
  
  Financial markets that are not located in a single physical area. NASDAQ is an example. 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.
  
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