stock symbol

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Noun stock symbol has 1 sense

stock symbol - the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded
--₁ is a kind of symbol

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Stock Symbol

A stock symbol, also known as a ticker symbol, is a unique series of letters and/or numbers that represent a specific publicly traded company's stock on a stock exchange. It is used to identify and track the performance of a particular stock.

Sense 1:

Noun: A combination of letters and/or numbers assigned to a company's stock for trading purposes.

Example sentence: The stock symbol for Amazon is AMZN, while Apple's stock symbol is AAPL.

Sense 2:

Noun: A shorthand method used by investors to quickly identify and refer to a particular stock.

Example sentence: Traders closely monitor the stock symbols displayed on financial news channels to make better investment decisions.

Sense 3:

Noun: A stock ticker symbol displayed on a stock exchange's trading board for public viewing.

Example sentence: The stock symbol for Microsoft is prominently displayed on the trading board of the New York Stock Exchange.