ticker symbol

Trading floor shorthand

A ticker symbol is an abbreviation identifying a publicly traded security on a stock exchange—usually one to five letters: AAPL for Apple, GOOGL for Alphabet.

The term comes from the ticker tape machines that once printed stock prices.

Traders and investors use ticker symbols to track prices, place orders, and discuss holdings: What's the ticker symbol for Tesla?

identification

NYSE

Largest equities market

  • NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
  • sharesUnits of company ownership
  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value

listing · securities · exchange · trading · IPO · corporation · public · capitalization · float · outstanding

display

scrolling

Moving display content vertically

  • tapeAdhesive strip on roll
  • screenDisplay or barrier
  • bannerDisplayed strip with message

LED · crawl · broadcast · CNBC · Bloomberg · real-time · streaming · updates · flashing · green

trading

buy

Obtain through payment

volume · liquidity · execution · bid · ask · spread · limit · position · clearing · settlement

performance

bullish

Expecting market gains

value · blue-chip · volatility · earnings · gains · losses · returns · yield · appreciation · decline

Categories
Opposites
identifier type

ticker symbolcompany name

Official business designation

corporate name · trade name · official name · brand name · legal name

market context

ticker symbolprivate company

Business without public shareholders

privately held · private equity · over-the-counter

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
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