Re: Some Interesting OTC:BB Market Statistics
Securities
An average of the number of securities on the OTCBB each day in a given month
Securities by Month
Month Year Securities
April 1999 6,651
March 1999 6,630
February 1999 6,672
January 1999 6,658
December 1998 6,613
November 1998 6,558
October 1998 6,312
September 1998 6,484
August 1998 6,376
July 1998 6,306
June 1998 6,242
May 1998 6,162
April 1998 6,097
Securities by Year
Year Securities
1998 6,613
1997 6,462
1996 5,742
1995 5,450
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Quote Updates
The total number of times all market makers updated a bid or ask quotation in all OTCBB securities in a given month
Quote Updates by Month
Month Year Quote Updates
April 1999 41,366
March 1999 32,932
February 1999 31,872
January 1999 31,712
December 1998 24,566
November 1998 21,029
October 1998 18,690
September 1998 17,907
August 1998 19,658
July 1998 21,625
June 1998 20,720
May 1998 22,630
April 1998 21,387
Quote Updates by Year
Year Quote Updates
1998 24,566
1997 14,493
1996 9,428
1995 5,994
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Market Makers
The average number of distinct firms registered as Market Makers in OTCBB securities each day in a given month
Market Makers by Month
Month Year Market Makers
April 1999 394
March 1999 398
February 1999 397
January 1999 397
December 1998 396
November 1998 395
October 1998 391
September 1998 393
August 1998 424
July 1998 423
June 1998 419
May 1998 422
April 1998 420
Market Makers by Year
Year Market Makers
1998 396
1997 429
1996 408
1995 385
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MM per Security
The average number of Market Makers per OTCBB securities each day in a given month
Market Makers Per Security by Month
Month Year Market Makers Per Security
April 1999 6.22
March 1999 6.35
February 1999 6.22
January 1999 6.12
December 1998 6.04
November 1998 5.98
October 1998 6.08
September 1998 5.89
August 1998 5.85
July 1998 5.77
June 1998 5.64
May 1998 5.56
April 1998 5.54
Market Makers Per Security by Year
Year Market Makers Per Security
1998 6.04
1997 4.99
1996 4.35
1995 3.83
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Total Positions
Average number of Market Makers registered in all OTCBB securities over a given month
Positions by Month
Month Year Positions
April 1999 41,366
March 1999 42,106
February 1999 41,471
January 1999 40,769
December 1998 39,966
November 1998 39,244
October 1998 38,382
September 1998 38,162
August 1998 37,289
July 1998 36,378
June 1998 35,226
May 1998 34,260
April 1998 33,774
Positions by Year
Year Positions
1998 39,966
1997 32,226
1996 25,000
1995 20,850
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Share Volume
The average number of shares traded over a given month, as reported by all market participants through the Automated Confirmation Transaction ServiceSM (ACTSM)
Total Share Volume by Month
Month Year Total Share Volume
April 1999 9,532,040,891
March 1999 5,183,592,436
February 1999 5,190,407,552
January 1999 4,473,320,531
December 1998 3,855,516,333
November 1998 2,570,219,307
October 1998 2,158,170,036
September 1998 2,073,189,762
August 1998 2,235,835,980
July 1998 2,531,980,062
June 1998 3,098,682,356
May 1998 3,168,480,420
April 1998 2,495,824,569
Total Share Volume by Year
Year Total Share Volume
1998 31,068,277,097
1997 18,012,686,608
1996 15,733,633,580
1995 10,342,944,539
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Total Dollar Volume
The total dollar value of all shares traded over a given month, as reported by all market participants through ACT
Total Dollar Volume by Month
Month Year Total Dollar Volume
April 1999 8,652,014,958
March 1999 5,422,061,410
February 1999 3,891,785,884
January 1999 4,785,898,569
December 1998 2,935,587,201
November 1998 1,919,900,738
October 1998 1,524,921,882
September 1998 1,363,128,669
August 1998 1,696,816,359
July 1998 2,295,609,835
June 1998 2,377,201,882
May 1998 2,941,040,900
April 1998 2,876,222,760
Total Dollar Volume by Year
Year Total Dollar Volume
1998 33,405,076,331
1997 44,501,497,061
1996 38,560,467,620
1995 32,175,243,578
Source:
otcbb.com
- Jeff
