Pump and Dump
Pump and dump is a type of stock scam. Under this fraud, the operators of a security artificially inflate its price. Once the price is increased, these operators offload their cheaply acquired stock to...
Tagged: OTC
OTC Markets Group
The OTC market is where all securities that are not listed on a U.S. stock exchange, such as NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange, trade in the U.S. Unlike a traditional exchange, companies...
OTC Bulletin Board
The OTC Bulletin Board® (OTCBB) is a regulated quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume information in over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities. An OTC equity security generally is any equity that is...
Penny Stock
The term “penny stock,” as it is used in the financial press and IPO research, has no precise meaning. The definition may be based on listing requirements. For example, starting in August 1991, the...