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Over The Counter (OTC)

A security or other instrument that is not traded on an organized exchange or a market that is not part of an organized exchange. OTC instruments can be created with any provisions allowed by law and acceptable to counterparties. OTC markets and instruments are less closely regulated in some ways than exchange markets and instruments. See also Exchange-Traded Contracts.

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