NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of the OTCQX®, OTCQB® and Pink® financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced the 2017 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of top performing OTCQX companies in 2017.  

The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market, based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth. Companies in the 2017 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance during the 2016 calendar year. 

"We are pleased to congratulate our 2017 OTCQX Best 50 companies," said Jason Paltrowitz, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group. "Our annual ranking recognizes the outstanding companies that make up the OTCQX Best Market, issuers that are not only growing and enhancing shareholder value but are committed to providing an efficient and transparent market for their investors."