What is the OTC Market? Is it Safe to Buy OTC Stocks?

One of the goals of this site is to educate investors about not only about potential investment opportunities but also help them learn about some of the basic concepts and topics in the investment world. In the past I have written many posts which are more educational in nature based on reader requests. The following …

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Finding Large-Cap Foreign Stocks Traded in the Pink Sheets

According to a recent article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 108 foreign large cap reputable companies now trade on the OTC market – also known as the Pink Sheets. Some of the recent firms that have moved to this market include France’s banking giant BNP Paribas, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom and UK’s pay-TV operator British Sky Broadcasting Group. …

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Foreign Pink Sheet Stocks with > 5% Dividend Yield

Many high quality large foreign companies can be found in the Pink Sheets market. These stocks do not attract attention from investors like other stocks traded in the organized exchanges. One need not completely ignore the Pink Sheet stock market just because some of the rogue company stocks trade there. One of the reasons why …

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Five Most Traded Pink Sheet Stocks

Photo: Frankfurt, Germany  The following are some of the most traded stocks on the OTC market. All the stocks listed below had trading volume of 300,000 today: 1.Company: OAO GAZPROM ADR Ticker: OGZPY Country: Russia Sector : Oil 2.Company: Nestle Ticker: NSRGY Country: Switzerland Sector : Food 3.Company:MACQUARIE GRP Ticker: MQBKY Country: Australia Sector : …

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