HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt the counter (OTC)The financial definition for the counter (OTC):A decentralized market (as opposed to an exchange market) where geographically dispersed dealers are linked by telephones and computer screens. The market is for securities not listed on a stock or bond exchange. The NASDAQ market is an OTC market for US stocks. Antithesis of listed. Similar MatchesCounter tradeCounter tradeThe exchange of goods for other goods rather than for cash; barter. Countercyclical stocksCountercyclical stocksStocks whose price tends to rise when the economy is in recession or the market is bearish, and vice versa. Counterpart itemsCounterpart itemsIn the balance of payments, counterpart items are analogous to unrequited transfers in the current account. They arise through the double-entry system in balance of payments accounting and refer to adjustments in reserves owing to monetization or demonetization of gold, allocation or cancellation of SDRs, and revaluation of the various components of total reserves. Further SuggestionsCounterpartiesCounterparty Counterparty risk Counterpurchase Over the Counter Option Receive fixed counterparty Receive floating counterparty Click to compare definitions of the counter (OTC) Click to view definitions beginning th |