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RBA Glossary definition for OTC
OTC – over-the-counter
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Promoting Financial Infrastructure that Reduces Information Asymmetries
27 Oct 2008
RDP
2008-06
Several features of exchange-traded markets reduce or eliminate risks that exist in OTC markets, making them potentially more robust. ... Indeed, there is a strong case for the use of such arrangements for a variety of OTC markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2008/2008-06/pro-financial.html
Reasons for Asset Market Illiquidity
27 Oct 2008
RDP
2008-06
Structured finance products and many derivatives typically trade OTC because of their inherent idiosyncratic features. ... Therefore, it is no surprise that structured financial products and many derivatives typically trade in OTC markets.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2008/2008-06/rea-for-asset-market-illiquidity.html
References
27 Oct 2008
RDP
2008-06
Available at <http://works.bepress.com/joshuagans/17/>. Ledrut E and C Upper (2007), ‘Changing Post-Trading Arrangements for OTC Derivatives’, BIS Quarterly Review, December, pp 83–95.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2008/2008-06/references.html
The First-best and the Real World
27 Oct 2008
RDP
2008-06
One view on why the situation with Amaranth was more easily resolved than LTCM's is that its positions were exchange-traded rather than being over-the-counter (OTC), an issue
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/rdp/2008/2008-06/first-best.html