Forex as an Over-the-Counter Market. Zoe Fiddes, Currency Analyst comments. PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS VIDEO SO WE CAN DO MORE! So the forex is traded over-the-counter (i.e. OTC) which means that it is is not traded on an exchange unlike shares. Stocks are commonly traded on an exchanges and are highly regulated and open for trading at only certain times of the day. Whereas in forex trading there are no commissions per se'; foreign exchange can be considered a freer market. But it is still regulated; anyone who offers the ability to trade as a broker has to be regulated.
