OTC Markets (US OTC Quotes) Schemas#

OTC Markets operates trading platforms for over 10,000 OTC securities in the US public and private markets.

OTCM#

Database includes the following Tables:

BBO - Combined best bid / offer quotes calculated across multiple sources
OTCM_INSIDE_QTE - OTCM Inside Quote
STAT - Static data, e.g. ISIN, description, security type

OTCM - BBO#

Combined best bid / offer quotes calculated across multiple sources

OTCM - BBO Table Schema#
Field	Data Type	Description
SYMBOL_NAME	string	Symbol Name (Exchange Symbol for Equities & ETFs, and Starting with Exchange Product Code for Derivative Markets followed by expiry and strike as appropriate)
TIMESTAMP	nsectime	Event Timestamp (typically at a nano-second resolution)
BID_PRICE	double	Best bid price. A null value is used if the bid side is empty, or if the best bid is set by unpriced orders (e.g. market orders)
BID_SIZE	long	Best bid size
ASK_PRICE	double	Best ask price. A null value is used if the ask side is empty, or if the best ask is set by unpriced orders (e.g. market orders)
ASK_SIZE	long	Best ask size
BID_MMID	string[30]	Bid Market Maker ID
ASK_MMID	string[30]	Ask Market Maker ID
OMDSEQ	uint	Sequence number allowing ticks of different types at the same timestamp to be sorted into the correct chronological order. e.g. if a trade and a quote have the same timestamp, the one with the lower value of OMDSEQ arrived first.

OTCM - OTCM_INSIDE_QTE#

OTCM Inside Quote

OTCM - OTCM_INSIDE_QTE Table Schema#
Field	Data Type	Description
SYMBOL_NAME	string	Symbol Name (Exchange Symbol for Equities & ETFs, and Starting with Exchange Product Code for Derivative Markets followed by expiry and strike as appropriate)
TIMESTAMP	nsectime	Event Timestamp (typically at a nano-second resolution)
EXCH_TIME	nsectime	Event timestamp, as provided by the exchange. For electronic trading this refers to the matching engine timestamp
BID_PRICE	double	Best bid price. A null value is used if the bid side is empty, or if the best bid is set by unpriced orders (e.g. market orders)
BID_SIZE	long	Best bid size
ASK_PRICE	double	Best ask price. A null value is used if the ask side is empty, or if the best ask is set by unpriced orders (e.g. market orders)
ASK_SIZE	long	Best ask size
OMDSEQ	uint	Sequence number allowing ticks of different types at the same timestamp to be sorted into the correct chronological order. e.g. if a trade and a quote have the same timestamp, the one with the lower value of OMDSEQ arrived first.

OTCM - STAT#

Static data, e.g. ISIN, description, security type

OTCM - STAT Table Schema#
Field	Data Type	Description
SYMBOL_NAME	string	Symbol Name (Exchange Symbol for Equities & ETFs, and Starting with Exchange Product Code for Derivative Markets followed by expiry and strike as appropriate)
TIMESTAMP	nsectime	Event Timestamp (typically at a nano-second resolution)
NAME	string[50]	Description of the instrument
CUSIP	string[9]	CUSIP code
OMDSEQ	uint	Sequence number allowing ticks of different types at the same timestamp to be sorted into the correct chronological order. e.g. if a trade and a quote have the same timestamp, the one with the lower value of OMDSEQ arrived first.

OTCM_BARS#

Database includes the following Tables:

QTE_1M - 1-minute quote bars

OTCM_BARS - QTE_1M#

1-minute quote bars

OTCM_BARS - QTE_1M Table Schema#
Field	Data Type	Description
SYMBOL_NAME	string	Symbol Name (Exchange Symbol for Equities & ETFs, and Starting with Exchange Product Code for Derivative Markets followed by expiry and strike as appropriate)
TIMESTAMP	nsectime	Event Timestamp (typically at a nano-second resolution)
FIRST_BID_TIME	nsectime	Time of the first best bid update in the current bar interval
FIRST_BID_PRICE	double	Price of the first best bid update in the current bar interval
FIRST_BID_SIZE	long	Size of the first best bid update in the current bar interval
FIRST_ASK_TIME	nsectime	Time of the first best ask update in the current bar interval
FIRST_ASK_PRICE	double	Price of the first best ask update in the current bar interval
FIRST_ASK_SIZE	long	Size of the first best ask update in the current bar interval
HIGH_BID_TIME	nsectime	Time of the bid quote that set HIGH_BID. If there are multiple quotes at that price, the first one is used.
HIGH_BID	double	Highest bid price in the current bar interval
HIGH_BID_SIZE	long	Size of the bid quote that set HIGH_BID. If there are multiple quotes at that price, the first one is used.
ASK_PRICE_AT_HIGH_BID	double	Ask price of the quote that set HIGH_BID. If there are multiple bid quotes at HIGH_BID, the first one is used.
ASK_SIZE_AT_HIGH_BID	long	Ask size of the quote that set HIGH_BID. If there are multiple bid quotes at HIGH_BID, the first one is used.
LOW_ASK_TIME	nsectime	Time of the bid quote that set LOW_ASK. If there are multiple quotes at that price, the first one is used.
LOW_ASK	double	Lowest ask price in the current bar interval
LOW_ASK_SIZE	long	Size of the ask quote that set LOW_ASK. If there are multiple quotes at that price, the first one is used.
BID_PRICE_AT_LOW_ASK	double	Bid price of the quote that set LOW_ASK. If there are multiple ask quotes at LOW_ASK, the first one is used.
BID_SIZE_LOW_ASK	long	Bid size of the quote that set LOW_ASK. If there are multiple ask quotes at LOW_ASK, the first one is used.
LAST_BID_TIME	nsectime	Time of the last best bid update in the current bar interval
LAST_BID_PRICE	double	Price of the last best bid update in the current bar interval
LAST_BID_SIZE	long	Size of the last best bid update in the current bar interval
LAST_ASK_TIME	nsectime	Time of the last best ask update in the current bar interval
LAST_ASK_PRICE	double	Price of the last best ask update in the current bar interval
LAST_ASK_SIZE	long	Size of the last best ask update in the current bar interval
MID_TWAP	double	Time-weighted average of the midpoint of the best bid/ask over the current bar interval. [Note: One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
MID_MEDIAN	double	Median of the midpoint of the best bid/ask quotes over the current bar interval. [Note: One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
MID_LAST	double	Midpoint of the last best bid/ask in the current bar interval. [Note: One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
SPREAD_MIN	double	Narrowest bid/ask spread, i.e. the lowest value of (best ask price - best bid price) over the current bar interval. [Note: May be zero or negative if the book was locked/crossed. One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
SPREAD_MAX	double	Widest bid/ask spread, i.e. the highest value of (best ask price - best bid price) over the current bar interval. [Note: May be zero or negative if the book was locked/crossed. One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
SPREAD_TWAP	double	Time-weighted average of (best ask price - best bid price) over the current bar interval. [Note: May be zero or negative if the book was locked/crossed. One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
SPREAD_MEDIAN	double	Median value of (best ask price - best bid price) over the current bar interval. [Note: May be zero or negative if the book was locked/crossed. One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
SPREAD_LAST	double	Last value of (best ask price - best bid price) over the current bar interval. [Note: May be zero or negative if the book was locked/crossed. One-sided or empty quotes are excluded from the calculation]
QUOTE_CURRENCY	string[3]	Currency in which a quote price is expressed.
QUOTE_TICK_COUNT	long	Number of BBO quotes in the current bar interval
CLOUD_DB	string[32]	In composite DBs: Identifies the source database for each tick. In bars DBs: Identifies the database containing the tick data used to calculate the bars.
OMDSEQ	uint	Sequence number allowing ticks of different types at the same timestamp to be sorted into the correct chronological order. e.g. if a trade and a quote have the same timestamp, the one with the lower value of OMDSEQ arrived first.