OTC Markets Group Inc.

OTC Markets Group Inc. operates regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. The company’s data-driven disclosure standards underpin its four public markets: OTCQX Best Market, OTCQB Venture Market, OTCID Basic Market, and Pink Limited Market. Its OTC Link Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) provide market infrastructure for broker-dealers to facilitate trading. The company operates through three business lines: OTC Link, Market Data Licensing, and Corporate Services. The OTC Link business line operates four ATSs: OTC Link ATS, OTC Link ECN, OTC Link NQB, and MOON ATS. These systems provide trading services to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. member broker-dealer subscribers. The Market Data Licensing business line provides market data and compliance data, including SEC filings for various securities and issuers. It offers enterprise and user market data licenses to broker-dealers, investors, traders, institutions, companies, accountants, regulators, and others. These licenses are available through direct or extranet connectivity, third-party market data redistributors or order management systems, and the company's websites. The Corporate Services business line operates the OTCQX Best Market, the OTCQB Venture Market, and the OTCID Basic Market. This segment offers companies services to facilitate public disclosure and communication with investors, promote transparency, and demonstrate regulatory compliance and market risk mitigation. Its services include the OTC Disclosure and News Service, OTCIQ Basic, Real-Time Level 2 Quote Display, Blue Sky Monitoring Service for issuers, and the Virtual Investor Conferences product. OTC Markets Group Inc. was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in New York, New York. It was formerly known as Pink OTC Markets Inc. and changed its name to OTC Markets Group Inc. in January 2011.