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Over the counter. As opposed to on exchange, or {{fcaprov|regulated market}}, or {{fcaprov|MTF}}. | 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 standardized, public and traded on exchange. | |||
===Examples of OTC contracts=== | |||
*[[Swap]]s traded under an {{isdama}} (as long as they are not [[cleared derivatives]]) | |||
*{{tag|Stock lending}} and {{tag|repo}} transactions | |||
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