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Agreements & Forms
Subscribing broker-dealers view and publish quotes and negotiate trades in OTCQX®, OTCQB® and Pink® securities on our SEC-registered Alternative Trading System, OTC Link® ATS, an interdealer quotation and trade messaging system. Broker-dealers access OTC Link® ATS through our OTC Dealer®, user interface or by using OTC FIX protocol.
Please find frequently requested market professional forms and links below.
Cannot find what you are looking for? Email link@otcmarkets.com or call +1 800.547.8682
OTC Link ATS Subscription Agreement
OTC Link ECN Subscription Agreement
OTC Link ECN Addendum to ATS Agreement
OTC Link NQB IDQS Subscription Agreement
OTC Link NQB Addendum to ATS Agreement
Registration of Trader-OTC Dealer User
Additional Market Maker Locations
OTC Link makes available 144A Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) Certification Forms executed by broker-dealer subscribers that are either acting as a QIB or acting as agent on behalf of a QIB pursuant to 144A. §230.144A Private Resales of Securities to Institutions
Certification Form
Executed QIB Certifications
Download the OTC Dealer user manual
Specifications:
OTC FIX utilizes the FIX 4.1 protocol standard as defined by the Financial Information eXchange Protocol Committee (www.fixprotocol.org). The protocol is extended to allow for functionality specific to OTC Markets Group and the OTC market such as Negotiation and MAX trade messages.
In addition to the OTC FIX Protocol, OTC Markets Group offers market participants and vendors the ability to connect to our Real-Time+ Data Feed, which allows them to receive all quotes submitted to OTC Link® ATS (i.e. a Level 2 market data feed) as well as all OTC Link® ATS trade data.
The following technical documentation provides detailed specifications of OTC FIX and the Real-Time Data Feed. If you have any additional questions, please contact OTC Market Group's trading services department at tradingservices@otcmarkets.com or +1 800.547.8682.
