Trading Activity On OTC Markets Actually Increased Heading Into The Election

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Dollar volume on OTC Markets increased across the board in October, a surprising twist considering many investors were thought to be standing pat into the presidential election. 

Overall, dollar volume across the entire OTC Markets increased 7% month-over-month in October, according to the company. The OTCQX Market experienced a 25% increase while the OTCQB Market had a 12% increase.

Like in recent months, investors continued to focus their attention on cannabis and crypto names. 

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC was the most actively traded security on the market in October. Its $2.1 million in dollar volume during the month was a 76% increase from September. While some of that increase is due to the rising price of bitcoin, the increased trading activity in the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETHE suggests continued enthusiasm for the overall crypto theme. 

Additionally, six of the top 30 most-traded securities on OTCQX in October were cannabis names: Curaleaf Holdings Inc. CURLF, Green Thumb Industries Inc. GTBIF, Green Thumb Industries Inc. GTBIF, Cresco Labs Inc. CRLBF, Planet 13 Holdings Inc. PLNHF and TerrAscend Corp. TRSSF

Deutsche Telekom AG DTEGY (up 122%) and Dutch paint and coating company Akzo Nobel N.V. AKZOY (up 158%) also experienced large dollar volume gains last month. The German telecom giant raised its full-year guidance on Thursday based on strong T-Mobile TMUS growth, while Akzo Nobel reported its Q3 results during the month. 

Below were the top 10 most actively traded securities on the OTCQX Market in October.

On the OTCQB Venture Market the top 10 most actively traded securities remained largely unchanged from September, with seven companies making repeat appearances. Nextech AR Solutions Corp. NEXCF, Exro Technologies Inc. EXROF and Jushi Holdings Inc. JUSHF were the only new companies to crack the top 10 in October. 

Fannie Mae FNMA and Freddie Mac FMCC also both experienced month-over-month declines for the second month in a row, though both remain among the most-traded names on the market this year. 

Below were the top 10 most actively traded securities on the OTCQB Market in October.

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