stock symbols

Exchange trading codes

Stock symbols are short alphabetic codes identifying publicly traded securities on exchanges.

American stocks typically use one to four letters: AAPL for Apple, F for Ford.

The New York Stock Exchange tends toward shorter symbols; NASDAQ often uses four or five letters.

Lookup by stock symbol is standard in financial apps and trading platforms.

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