Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• OVER THE COUNTER - OTC
  
  Figurative term for the means of trading securities that are not listed on an organized stock exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, as in OTC margin bonds. Over-the-counter trading is done by broker-dealers who communicate by telephone and computer networks.
  
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