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OTC

ADJECTIVE
over the counter
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The OTC fund spent $56 million acquiring a current stake, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The OTC trials were positive; they were fast at work on a genetically modified tree.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The OTC market is operated by banks for wealthy customers who want to privately express their views, or who employ strategies that are difficult to complete in normal markets.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

That $30 jump is likely stale OTC data updating in chunks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

ADR's of smaller firms are traded OTC and, according to the New York Times, one can short sell Russian securities through offshore vehicles.

From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel




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