What Is the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Market?
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Market wo marketplace hai jahan financial instruments jaise stocks, bonds, currencies, aur commodities ko direct transactions ke zariye trade kiya jata hai, bina exchange ke. Yeh market ek decentralized network hota hai jahan traders aur investors ek doosre ke saath interact karte hain. OTC Market mein transactions bazaar mein hoti hain, lekin ye transactions exchange-based markets jaise ke New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ya NASDAQ par nahi hoti. Ismein securities ko trade karne ke liye koi formal exchange ki zarurat nahi hoti. Is market mein, buyers aur sellers direct communication ke zariye transactions karte hain. Yeh transactions typically brokerages, dealers, ya market makers ke through execute kiye jate hain. OTC Market mein kai tarah ke securities trade kiye jate hain, jinmein stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, aur derivatives shamil hain. Ismein small-cap stocks, jo exchange-based markets mein available nahi hote, kaafi common hote hain. Yeh market flexibility aur accessibility provide karta hai, kyun ke ismein listings aur regulations exchange-based markets ke mukable kam hote hain. Isi wajah se, OTC Market mein liquidity aur transparency exchange-based markets se kam ho sakti hai. Is market mein risk bhi zyada hota hai, kyun ke regulatory oversight kam hoti hai aur information disclosure requirements bhi thode kam hote hain. Isliye, investors ko careful rehna chahiye aur thorough research karna chahiye jab wo OTC securities mein invest kar...