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Definition: Over-the-counter Market |
Over-the-counter MarketNoun1. 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. |
| Domain | Definitions |
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. | |
Synonym: Over-the-counter MarketSynonym: OTC market (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Over-the-counter Market |
| English words defined with "over-the-counter market": OTC security, over the counter security ♦ unlisted security. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "over-the-counter market": auction market ♦ InterContinental Exchange ♦ National Association of Securities Dealers ♦ open outcry market ♦ Wilshire 5000 equity index. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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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. | ||
| 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 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) 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) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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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)O v e r - t h e - c o u n t e r   M a r k e t |
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 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francês, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemão, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, grego, griego, grek |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, português, portugués, portugis |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, espanhol, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svedese, sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, inglés, engelsk |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Translations: Modern 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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