OTC Markets | FAQs dewm https://www.otcmarkets.com/learn/faqs Only FINRA or the SEC can halt trading in OTCQX, OTCQB and Pink securities. Unlike exchange-listed securities, OTC traded securities are not halted for the dissemination of company news, except in the case of non-U.S. securities, which may be halted for news in conjunction with a halt on the home-country exchange.