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Over the counter. As opposed to on {{tag|exchange}}, or {{fcaprov|regulated market}}, or {{fcaprov|MTF}}. | {{g}}'''[[Over-the-counter]]'''. As opposed to on {{tag|exchange}}, or {{fcaprov|regulated market}}, or {{fcaprov|MTF}}. It’s a quaint old notion that you could pop into your local branch of your investment bank and acquire a derivative contract from a teller, but there it is. | ||
“OTC” really means a private, bilateral contract, on bespoke terms, in contrast to one that is standardised, public and traded on exchange. | |||
===Examples of OTC contracts=== | ===Examples of OTC contracts=== | ||
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*{{tag|Securities lending}} and {{tag|repo}} transactions | *{{tag|Securities lending}} and {{tag|repo}} transactions | ||
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*[[EMIR]] - which has been a right royal pain in the posterior to those legions of ISDA negotiators who quite liked the status quo - but which addresses such topics as | *[[EMIR]] - which has been a right royal pain in the posterior to those legions of ISDA negotiators who quite liked the status quo - but which addresses such topics as | ||
*[[Central counterparty clearing]] of [[OTC derivatives]] (so called “'''[[OTC to CCP]]'''”) | *[[Central counterparty clearing]] of [[OTC derivatives]] (so called “'''[[OTC to CCP]]'''”) | ||