Over-the-counter Market

  

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Over-the-counter Market

Definition: Over-the-counter Market

Over-the-counter Market

Noun

1. A stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Over-the-counter Market

DomainDefinitions

Finance

The market for securities not quoted on the major exchanges, often those of small-and medium-sized companies. Unlisted securities market is the British term, since 1980, for the market in stocks of smaller companies; over-the-counter market is the term used in the U. S. (the system is operated under the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation(NASDAQ)system)and Japan(the OTC Market Automated Quotation System is used); third market is the U. S. term used to describe the over-the-counter market in exchange-listed securities; marché des valeurs mobilières non inscrites la cote officielle is the official name and second marché the common term used in France for the unlisted securities market for small-and medium-sized companies, since 1983, while marché hors cote is the name used for the general over-the-counter market for all companies. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Over-the-counter Market

Synonym: OTC market (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Over-the-counter Market

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Mart

Noun: stock market, stock exchange, securities exchange; bourse, board; the big board, the New York Stock Exchange; the market, the open market; over-the-counter market; privately traded issues.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Over-the-counter Market

English words defined with "over-the-counter market": OTC security, over the counter securityunlisted security. (references)
Specialty definitions using "over-the-counter market": auction marketInterContinental ExchangeNational Association of Securities Dealersopen outcry marketWilshire 5000 equity index. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Over-the-counter Market

DomainTitle

Books

  • How to use put and call options : a guide to understanding options as traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and the over-the-counter market (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Over-the-counter Market

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Poland

An over-the-counter market (CeTO) began operations in 1996. (references)

Ukraine

As a Ukrainian over-the-counter market, PFTS remained the largest marketplace with 80% of secondary on shore trading through 2000. The PFTS market capitalization was $2.2 billion at the end of 2000. Average monthly trade volume increased through 2000, with the $24 million being monthly traded. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Over-the-counter Market

Language Translations for "over-the-counter market"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

OTC-marked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), sekundært marked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), sekundært børsmarked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), parallelmarked (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), efterbørs (after hours market curb, after market, curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

tweede markt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), secondaire markt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), parallelmarkt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market), niet genoteerde markt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), markt van niet ter beurze genoteerde roerende waarden (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

OTC-markkinat (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), sopimusmarkkinat (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over the counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market). (various references)

   

French

  

second marché, marché hors cote (over the counter market). (various references)

   

German

  

Parallelmarkt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), geregelter Markt (commercial market, curb market, junior stock market, official market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, regulated market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), Freiverkehrmarkt (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παράλληλη αγορά (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over the counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market). (various references)

   

Italian

  

mercato secondario (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercato ristretto (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, over the counter market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market, unofficial market), mercato parallelo (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercato dei titoli non quotati in borsa (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercato borsistico secondario (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercatino (flea market). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

over-the-counteray arketmay

   

Portuguese

  

mercado não oficial (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercado da bolsa secundário (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), abertamente (barely, frankly, openly, outright, professedly, unreservedly). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

segundo mercado (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercado terciario (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), mercado de valores que no se cotizan en las bolsas principales (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sidomarknad (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), sekundär marknadsplats (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market), parallellmarknad (curb market, junior stock market, OTC market, parallel market, parallel stock market, second tier market, third market, unlisted securities market). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Alternative Orthography: Over-the-counter Market


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 76 65 72 2D 74 68 65 2D 63 6F 75 6E 74 65 72      4D 61 72 6B 65 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01110110 01100101 01110010 00101101 01110100 01101000 01100101 00101101 01100011 01101111 01110101 01101110 01110100 01100101 01110010 00100000 01001101 01100001 01110010 01101011 01100101 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#118 &#101 &#114 &#45 &#116 &#104 &#101 &#45 &#99 &#111 &#117 &#110 &#116 &#101 &#114 &#32 &#77 &#97 &#114 &#107 &#101 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0076 0065 0072 002D 0074 0068 0065 002D 0063 006F 0075 006E 0074 0065 0072      004D 0061 0072 006B 0065 0074

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

498871841586747115698187808671842476784777186

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Over-the-counter Market"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsetanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatiehollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutossuomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés, fransk, franska

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitiontysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán, tysk

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφρασηgræker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego, grek

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzioneitaliener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués, portugis

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónSpaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningZweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, sueco, svensk

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationenglantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Translations: Modern
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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