In the US, a set of characters, usually letters, used to identify a particular share on the Stock Exchange.

Letters that identify a stock traded on a stock exchange. A short and convenient way of identifying a stock. Thomson Reuters Corporation has the symbol TRI on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

A ticker symbol, also known as a stock symbol, is a unique string of letters that identifies a particular stock on one of two electronic tapes that report market transactions. The consolidated tape includes companies that trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), regional exchanges and other markets, such as I [..]

Definition A system of letters used to uniquely identify a stock or mutual fund. Symbols with up to three letters are used for stocks which are listed and trade on an exchange. Symbols with four lette [..]

A three- or four-letter abbreviation used to identify a security, whether on the floor, a TV screen, or a newspaper page. Ticker symbols are part of the lore of Wall Street. 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 d [..]

A ticker symbol is a series of letters used as a unique identifier of a stock or mutual fund. Stocks which are listed and trade on an exchange use up to three letters for their ticker symbols. Symbols [..]

A ticker symbol is a combination of letters that identifies a stock-exchange security. Often, it is the truncated or abbreviated name of the company or group issuing the security. For example BCE stan [..]

  -  A ticker symbol is a series if one to five letters used to identify a security whether on the floor, a TV screen, or a newspaper page. Ticker symbols are part of the lore of Wall Street. They wer [..]

A ticker symbol is a combination of letters that identifies a stock-exchange security.

A three- or four-letter abbreviation used to identify a security, whether on the floor, a TV screen, or a newspaper page. Ticker symbols are part of the lore of Wall Street. They were originally devel [..]

A letter code that abbreviates the complete corporate name and is used to designate a specific security.

The ticker symbol is an abbreviation used to identify securities, e.g. on the exchange floor and in newspapers. Using abbreviations instead of the full name saves space, and the practice was developed [..]

The letter combination used to identify a particular stock or mutual fund, etc. Also referred to as "symbol" or "trading symbol."

The letter combination that represents a particular stock. For the purposes of trading and researching stocks, you need to know the compnay's unique ticker symbol. For example, General Electric t [..]

A company’s abbreviation, using letters to designate a particular stock for trading transactions.

a one- to five-letter symbol used to identify a company on a stock exchange

An abbreviation assigned to a security for trading purposes.