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OTC Markets Review, Pricing, and Features
OTC Markets combines a public research website for U.S. OTC-traded securities with licensed market-data, disclosure, and feed products for professional users. It is useful for OTC issuer pages, tiers, quotes, news, filings, screeners, and Level 1/Level 2 data workflows, but it is not a full global equity terminal, broker, or free redistribution source.
Best for
- Investors and data teams that need official OTC issuer pages, quotes, tiers, disclosures, OTC screener workflows, and licensed OTC market data.
- Retail and enterprise users comparing public OTC research, market-data licensing, and the Disclosure API.
- Workflows focused on OTCQX, OTCQB, OTCID, Pink, Expert Market, disclosure, Level 1/2 data, and OTC-specific compliance signals.
Watch out
- Real-time Level 1/2 feeds, EOD files, CUSIP-entitled products, Global OTC add-ons, and Disclosure API access require licenses or contact with OTC Markets.
- The product is focused on U.S. OTC-traded securities, not full listed-equity global terminal coverage.
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Pricing
Free • Contact for pricing · Enterprise · 3 plans
Public Website
Public-facing site experience (quotes/company pages + research UI).
Market Data Licensing
Licensed real-time, delayed and end-of-day OTC market data products (fees vary by license/product).
OTC Disclosure API
Near-real time OTC filings API using appkey authentication; JSON over HTTP GET.
Key features
- Research coverage for OTCQX, OTCQB, OTCID, Pink, and Expert Market securities through public issuer pages with quotes, charts, financials, company news, and market-tier context.
- The OTC Markets Stock Screener to narrow OTC securities before moving into issuer pages, filings, quote history, and disclosure context.
- License real-time Level 1+ and Level 2+ products when quote, trade, security-reference, or market-participant depth data is needed in production systems.
- Level 2+ for quote-book depth and market-participant information, with licensing that also includes Level 1 access.
- Access to end-of-day OTC pricing files for closing trade and quote data plus OTC-specific attributes such as Caveat Emptor flags and market tier.
- The OTC Disclosure API for near-real-time issuer filings with appkey authentication, JSON responses, document URLs, and documented polling limits.
- Entitlements: CUSIP fields, Global OTC add-ons, real-time feeds, delayed data, and data redistribution require the right licenses or agreements.
- Tools for keeping universe expectations narrow: OTC Markets is focused on U.S. OTC-traded securities rather than complete listed-equity or global multi-asset coverage.
- Issuer disclosure quality varies by tier and issuer status, so OTC research still needs careful review and source checking.
- The public website is research access and the feeds/API as licensed data products, not brokerage execution, portfolio accounting, or unrestricted public data.
Data partners
Global OTC data add-on in multicast feeds requires a separate data agreement with ICE.
FAQ
Is OTC Markets free?
Not entirely. OTC Markets includes a free tier, but its paid subscription and other options unlock more capacity. Visit the vendor site for current limits and pricing. Enterprise quotes are handled directly with the vendor.
Who is OTC Markets best for?
OTC Markets is built for Retail Traders, Pro Retail, Institutional Investors, Analysts, and Quants/Developers. It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does OTC Markets support?
You can use OTC Markets on Web and Other. OTC Markets offers an API (REST) with APIKey authentication.
Which markets does OTC Markets cover?
OTC Markets covers North America. Examples include US. It tracks Stocks and Bonds. Identifiers include Ticker and CUSIP.
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