OTC Markets Group says OTCQX Market reaches 500 company milestone with addition of its first Danish company, Astralis

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM) has announced that the OTCQX Market has reached the 500 company milestone with the addition of its first Danish company, Copenhagen-based esports leader Astralis A/S (OMX:ASTGRP) (OTCQX:ASGRF) to the OTCQX Market. With ten founding members at inception, the breadth of the OTCQX Market now represents a diverse range of today's industry leaders spanning all sizes, industries, and sectors, it noted. From investor-focused, established US community banks and dividend-paying companies, to innovative and emerging asset classes, companies trading on the OTCQX are distinguished by the excellence of their operations and share a commitment to providing their investors with a premium trading experience, the group added. READ: OTC Markets announces first quarter 2021quarterly rebalancing of indexes In a statement, Jason Paltrowitz, executive vice president of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group commented: "We would like to thank our community of OTCQX issuers who have joined us on this journey and whose commitment to demonstrating the highest levels of transparency continues to resonate and maximize investor visibility." "We are humbled to be the home to this impressive group of 500 OTCQX companies and look forward to continuing to serve their market needs as we proudly welcome new issuers in the years to come," he added. OTC Markets Group noted that companies on the OTCQX 500 saw an aggregate of $91 billion shares traded in dollar volume in 2020, representing a total market capitalization of $1.7 trillion. The OTCQX 500 has experienced 36% growth in dollar volume per security since 2009 and Includes companies from over twenty-four countries, it added. OTC Markets Group operates the OTCQX Best Market, the OTCQB Venture Market and the Pink Open Market for 11,000 US and global securities.  Through OTC Link ATS and OTC Link ECN, it connects a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services, enabling investors to easily trade through the broker of their choice and empower companies to improve the quality of information available for investors. Contact the author at jon.hopkins@proactiveinvestors.com