# Trust & Transparency Issues OTC trading relies on private negotiations and unverifiable price quotes, making it difficult for traders to assess fair market value. Without clear oversight or on-chain verification, buyers and sellers are exposed to **opaque pricing, unreliable counterparties, and the risk of unfavorable deals.** * **Off-chain price discovery** – Buyers often overpay, and sellers struggle to determine fair value. * **Manual OTC brokering** – Trades require slow, informal negotiations, making execution inefficient. * **Broker-negotiated offers** – Prices are set without market-driven competition. * **No preauthorizations or support from token issuers** – Buyers and sellers must trust each other without validation. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.secondswap.io/getting-started/locked-tokens-a-liquidity-problem-in-defi/trust-and-transparency-issues.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.