What is Pink OTC Markets?

Pink OTC Markets Inc. is the leading provider of trading systems, pricing and financial information for over the counter (OTC) markets. Pink OTC Markets provides broker-dealers, market data providers, issuers and investors with software and information services that improve the transparency and efficiency of the OTC markets. Our innovative products and technology increase the availability of information and improve liquidity in OTC securities. Pink OTC Markets' Electronic Interdealer Quotation and Trading System provides a centralized information and messaging network for competitive market maker price quotations and execution negotiation in OTC securities.

As a non-exclusive Securities Information Processor, Pink OTC Markets Inc. is neither a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registered Stock Exchange nor an FINRA Broker-Dealer.

How does the Pink Sheets work?

In a dealer market, like the OTC, market makers compete for customer order flow by displaying buy (bid) and sell (ask or offer) prices for a guaranteed minimum number of shares. Once an order is received, the market maker will immediately purchase or sell from it's own inventory, or seek the other side of the trade until the order is executed. Pink OTC Markets serves this process by providing our Electronic Interdealer Quotation and Trading System, an Internet enabled application that permits the community of broker-dealers to view and update quotes in real time. Brokers wishing to respond to a bid or offer displayed over Pink OTC Markets' Electronic Interdealer Quotation and Trading System can contact the displaying firm electronically to arrange the transaction.

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