See below for SEC and FINRA regulations that govern trading in securities quoted on OTC Link® ATS, the OTC Markets SEC registered Alternative Trading System, reprinted from the OTC Markets website.
Rule 2000 — Business Conduct
Rule 2010 — Standards of commercial honor and principles of trade
Rule 2020 — Use of manipulative, deceptive or other fraudulent devices
Rule 4320 — Short sale delivery requirements
Rule 4560 — Short interest reporting
Rule 5210 — Publication of transactions and quotations
Rule 5220 — Offers at stated prices
IM-5220.01 — Firmness of quotations
Rule 5250 — Payments for market making
Rule 5310 — Best execution and Interpositioning
Rule 5320 — Prohibition Against Trading Ahead of Customer Orders
Rule 6431 — Recording of quotation information
Rule 6432 — Compliance with the Information Requirements of SEC Rule 15c2-11
Rule 6433 — Minimum quotation size requirements for OTC equity securities
Rule 6440 — Trading and quotation halt in OTC equity securities
Rule 6450 — Restrictions on Access Fee
Rule 6460 — Display of Customer Limit Orders
Rule 6490 — Processing of Company-Related Actions
Rule 6600 — OTC Reporting Facility
Rule 6620 — Reporting Transactions in OTC Equity Securities and Restricted Equity Securities
Rule 7400 — Order Audit Trail System (OATS)
Section 3 — Definitions and applications
Rule 3a38 — Definition of ‘Market Maker’
Rule 3a51-1 — Definition of Penny Stock
Section 17B — Automated quotation systems for Penny Stocks
Section 12 — Registration requirements for securities.
Rule 12a-8 — Exemption of Depositary Shares
Rule 12b-2 — Definitions (includes the definition of a Depositary Share)
Rule 12d2-2 — Removal from listing and registration
Rule 12g-1 — Exemption from Section 12(g)
Rule 12g3-2 — Exemptions for American Depositary Receipts and certain foreign securities
Rule 12g-4 — Certification of termination of registration
Rule 12g5-1 — Definition of securities ‘Held of Record’
Rule 12g5-2 — Definition of ‘Total Assets’
Rule 12h-3 — Suspension of 15(d) reports
Rule 12h-4 — Exemption from 15(d) reports
Rule 12h-6 — Certification by a Foreign Private Issuer regarding the termination of registration of a class of securities under Section 12(g) or the duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d)
Rule 15c2-11 — Initiation or resumption of quotations without specific information
Rule 15g-“2 — Risk disclosure document relating to the OTC Market
Rule 15g-3 —Broker or dealer disclosure of quotations and other information relating to the OTC Market
Rule 15g-5 — Disclosure of compensation of associated persons in connection with Penny Stock transactions
Rule 15g-6 — Account Statements for Penny Stock customers
Rule 15g-9 — Sales practice requirements for certain low-priced securities
Rule 15g-100 — Schedule 15G: Information to be included in the document distributed pursuant to 15g-2.
For a complete list of all SEC and FINRA rules, please see:
SEC Rules — SEC.gov
FINRA Rules — FINRA.org