What are the “listing” requirements for the OTCBB?
Because the OTCBB is a quotation service for FINRA Market Makers, not an issuer listing service or securities market, there are no listing requirements that must be met by an OTCBB issuer. Accordingly, there are no financial requirements and there is no minimum bid price requirement. • Are OTCBB companies considered to be “listed”? No, the OTCBB is not an issuer listing service, and there is no listing agreement between either the OTCBB or NASDAQ and the issuer. There are, however, certain requirements an issuer must meet in order for its securities to be eligible for a market maker to enter a quotation on the OTCBB. • What are the eligibility requirements for the OTCBB? In order for a security to be eligible for quotation by a market maker on the OTCBB, the security must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or other federal regulatory authority that has proper jurisdiction (see below) and the issuer must be current in its required filings with such federal a