OTC Equity Securities
FINRA may also review OTC transactions if their price exceeds certain thresholds. Should it declare an OTC transaction null and void, it must do so by 3:00 p.m. ET on the next trading day. The threshold price for an OTC equity transaction to be found clearly erroneous is as follows.
Reference Price |
Numerical Guidelines (Subject Transaction’s Percent Difference from the Reference Price) |
$0.9999 and under |
20% |
$1.0000 to $4.9999 |
Low end of range minimum 20%–High end of range minimum 10% |
$5.00 to $74.9999 |
10% |
$75 to $199.9999 |
Low end of range minimum 10%–High end of range minimum 5% |
$200 to $499.9999 |
5% |