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Stock tickerA letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges.Stock ticker Similar MatchesTicker tapeTicker tapeThe machine which displays stock symbols, prices and volumes and transmits world wide. Ticker tapeTicker tapeComputerized device that relays to investors around the world the stock symbol and the latest price and volume on securities as they are traded. Ticker symbolTicker symbolA three or four letter abbreviation used to identify a US security whether on the floor, a TV screen, or a newspaper page. They were originally developed in the 1800s by telegraph operators to save bandwidth. One-letter symbols were therefore assigned to the most active stocks. Railroads were the dominant issues at the time, so they retain a majority of the one-letter designations. Ticker symbols today are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Each marketplace - the NYSE the American Stock Exchange, and others - allocates symbols for companies within its purview, working closely to avoid duplication. A symbol used for one company cannot be used for any other, even in a different marketplace. Ticker symbolTicker symbolAn abbreviation assigned to a security for trading purposes. TickerTickerA telegraphic system that continuously provides the last sale prices and volume of securities transactions on exchanges. Information is either printed or displayed on a moving tape after each trade. |
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