over-the-counter market — Trading in stocks and bonds that does not take place on stock exchanges. Such trading occurs most often in the U.S., where requirements for listing stocks on the exchanges are strict. Schedules of fees for buying and selling securities are not… … Universalium
over-the-counter — /oh veuhr dheuh kown teuhr/, adj. 1. unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over the counter stocks; the over the counter market. Abbr.: OTC 2. Pharm. sold legally without a doctor s prescription: over the counter drugs.… … Universalium
Over-the-counter drug — Over the counter redirects here. For other uses, see Over the counter (finance). OTC medication with child resistant packaging (cap) and tamper resistant carton and innerseal Over the counter (OTC) drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to … Wikipedia
Over-the-counter Bulletin Board Market — USA Over the counter Bulletin Board Market, Also known as the OTC Bulletin Board. An electronic screen based market maintained by NASDAQ for equity securities that, among other things, are not listed on NASDAQ or any primary US national… … Law dictionary
over-the-counter — (OTC) Not traded on an exchange. The OTC market for derivatives or other investments is created outside organised exchanges, by parties (such as companies, banks and dealers) entering into contracts directly with each other. This enables the… … Law dictionary
Over-the-counter (finance) — Within the derivatives markets, many products are traded through exchanges. An exchange has the benefit of facilitating liquidity and also mitigates all credit risk concerning the default of a member of the exchange. Products traded on the… … Wikipedia
Rwanda Over The Counter Exchange — The Rwanda Over The Counter Market is Rwanda s stock market. It was founded on January 31, 2008 and operates out of the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The market is run by the Rwandan government, with ambitions to become independent. [… … Wikipedia
over-the-counter — adjective a) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription (of medicine and other treatments); abbreviated as OTC. b) Direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary. Thus, any market where items such as… … Wiktionary
market — marketer, n. /mahr kit/, n. 1. an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers market. 2. a store for the sale of food: a meat market. 3. a meeting of people for selling and… … Universalium
counter — counter1 /kown teuhr/, n. 1. a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc. 2. (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which… … Universalium
Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — The Fat Man mushroom cloud resulting from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rises 18 km (11 mi, 60,000 ft) into the air from the hypocenter … Wikipedia