Quotex OTC Assets: What They Are and How They Work

OTC on Quotex stands for "over-the-counter" — a version of an asset that Quotex prices itself, rather than pulling live quotes from an exchange or interbank market. It's the reason you can still open a EUR/USD contract on a Saturday afternoon, when the actual forex market is closed.

What Makes an Asset "OTC"

Regular forex, stock, and commodity markets run on fixed hours tied to exchanges and interbank sessions. Outside those hours, there's no live market to quote a price from. Quotex fills that gap with an OTC version of the same instrument — labeled with "(OTC)" next to the asset name — where the platform generates pricing using its own model instead of forwarding a live feed from an external market.

Weekend and Off-Hours Trading

This is the main reason OTC assets exist on the platform. Forex markets close Friday evening and reopen Sunday evening (in most time zones); stock exchanges close outright on weekends and holidays. OTC versions stay open through all of that, giving traders a way to open contracts when the underlying market they're tracking is shut.

Availability isn't limited to weekends specifically — some OTC pairs are accessible outside standard trading hours on weekdays too, whenever the corresponding live market session is inactive.

OTC vs. Regular Assets: The Core Difference

The practical distinction comes down to where the price comes from. A regular asset's price moves with whatever is happening in the actual market — order flow, news, liquidity from real participants. An OTC asset's price is generated by Quotex based on its own model, since there's no live market to reference while the real one is closed.

That doesn't make OTC assets fake or arbitrary — it means the price behavior during OTC hours won't necessarily track the same patterns you'd see once the real market reopens. Traders sometimes notice that an OTC pair's movement over a weekend doesn't fully match how the same pair behaves once regular trading resumes on Monday, since the two are generated by different mechanisms.

Payout Ranges on OTC Assets

Payouts on Quotex — OTC or otherwise — are displayed before you enter a contract and vary by asset and market conditions. Across the platform, published payout ranges typically fall between 60% and 95% depending on the instrument. OTC assets follow the same principle: the exact payout is shown per-asset, per-contract, at the time you're setting up the trade, and it can shift as conditions change.

Always check the payout percentage shown for the specific asset and expiry you're about to select — it's not a fixed number across all OTC pairs.

Which Assets Have OTC Versions

Quotex offers OTC versions across several asset categories, including forex pairs, cryptocurrencies, commodities, and select stocks or indices. The exact list of available OTC instruments varies over time and by account region — check the asset list in your Quotex account for what's currently offered.

Related Reading

For a full breakdown of the platform, account types, and how the demo works, see our Quotex Review. For deposit and withdrawal specifics, visit the Quotex Deposit and Withdrawal Hub.

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