OTC Markets Reporting l Securities Lawyer 101

Unlike securities listed on stock exchanges such as NASDAQ or the NYSE, securities may trade through the OTCMarkets interdealer quotation system whether they are Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting issuer or not.

There are three reporting standards for companies quoted

OTC Pink Sheet l Question and Answer

Q. What are the benefits of  listing on the OTCMarkets OTC Pink Sheets?

A.  There are a couple of benefits for companies opting to list on the OTC Pink Sheets.

Pink Sheet listings are much less expensive and the disclosure requriements are less stringent than a listing on the OTCMarkets OTCQB because audited financial statements are not required.  Despite that audited financial statements are not required, issuers who publish the information required by the OTCMarkets Pink Sheet Disclosure Guideslines provide transparency to investors and comply with SEC Rule 15c-211.