OTCQB Factsheet
(Note: Pink OTC Markets Announced Official Name Change to OTC Markets Group Inc. Jan 18 , 2011.)
OTCQB: SEC Registered Companies Trading OTC
The OTC equities market in the U.S. has seen rapid changes over the past few years that have made OTC trading more transparent and efficient. OTC Markets Group has been the leader in using
technology to bring positive changes to the OTC market for thebenefit of investors as well as broker-dealers and OTC-traded companies. OTC Markets Group’s electronic interdealer quotation
system has become the leading platform in the U.S. OTC market and many broker-dealers are now exclusively using OTC Markets Group’s platform to quote OTC securities – regardless of their SEC reporting status.
With over 94% of all market maker quotes in OTC securities published on OTC Markets Group’s platform vs. 6% on the FINRA BB, it is important that OTC Markets Group provide a separate
designation to identify OTC-traded companies that are U.S. registered and reporting. OTC Markets Group has launched the OTCQB TM marketplace to help investors easily identify SEC
reporting companies and regulated banks that are current with their disclosure obligations.
What OTC Investors Should Know
• OTC Markets Group segments OTC securities into three tiers: the quality-controlled OTCQX® marketplace, the U.S. reporting OTCQB marketplace, and the OTC Pink marketplace for speculative
trading.
• OTCQB is a market tier for OTC -traded companies that are reporting with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) or a U.S. banking or insurance regulator.
• Real-Time Level 2 Quotes for OTCQB securities are available for free to all investors.
• The predominance of OTC Markets Group’s quotation system over the FINRA BB is a direct result of
OTC Markets’ years of investment and dedication to building the best trading technology for brokerdealers
that trade OTC securities; in contrast, the FINRA BB is still a telephonic market
• Market makers increasingly favor OTC Markets Group’s quotation system over the FINRA BB tofacilitate trading in all OTC securities.
