Questions tagged [ticker-symbols]
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What is the meaning of ticker symbols that start with 0 (zero) on the London Stock Exchange?
On the London Stock Exchange, I noticed that the ticker for the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF is 0LMO. Searching further, I noticed that many other Vanguard ETFs also have tickers that start with "0" (zero): screenshot. I also noticed that many…
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Quotes for funds in my Fidelity-managed 401(k)?
I've had several employer-provided plans through Fidelity over the years.
Fortunately, they offered extremely low-cost passive investment options, like Vanguard Institutional Index Trust, which tracks the S&P 500 with a cost of only 0.01%-0.02%…
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NYSE vs. Nasdaq - can I tell what exchange a ticker traded on, based solely on the ticker?
So KO is clearly NYSE:KO, and GOOG is clearly NASDAQ:GOOG, but are tickers generally unique (between NYSE and Nasdaq)? If I mention a stock ABC and you know by context it's traded on an American exchange, can you always figure out which exchange…
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What does the '+' symbol mean at the end of a stock ticker?
For example IonQ has two tickers on the NYSE, "IONQ" and "IONQ+".
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What is "NK" and "PAO" in "NK LUKOIL PAO"?
Lukoil is a Russian listed company available in the US as an ADR under the symbol LUKOY (as far as I can tell). When I search for it on Fidelity, I see this:
What does the "NK" mean in "NK LUKOIL PAO"? I guess "PAO" is transliteration of the…
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Are fifth-letter suffixes on stock tickers compulsory or optional?
I looked at NASDAQ's List of Fifth Character Symbol Suffixes for NASDAQ tickers and FINRA's Fifth Character Indentifiers for OTC tickers. Both lists are similar, with some small differences.
My question is: are these fifth-character suffixes…
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Meaning of ticker symbol suffixes for Toronto Stock Exchange listings
When looking at the ticker symbols of stocks listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX and TSXV), I noticed that there are many kinds of suffixes. For example, ".A", ".DB", ".H", ".PS", ".PF", ".PF.A", ".U", ".UN", ".RT", ".WT", etc. What do these…
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Given a ticker symbol, how can I know the corresponding SEC Edgar's Central Index Key (CIK)?
I read on https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/cik.htm:
The Central Index Key (CIK) is used on the SEC's computer systems to identify corporations.
Given a ticker symbol, how can I know the corresponding Edgar's CIK?
For example, for the ticker…
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Transcontinental minerals inc
Transcontinental minerals inc..I have 2 capital stocks certificates from 1994 and have paper from the companys my grandfather gave them to my sister and i but cant find anything on them theres 9000 shares and he bought them at .23. Can anyone help…
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I got the tip to invest in CSSPX. When I search the symbol at Stocks.app (Yahoo Finance) there are 3 hits. What exactly is the difference?
I got the tip to invest in CSSPX and ACWX. But unfortunately the symbols are not unique, there are several hits in Stocks.app (Yahoo Finance API). What exactly are the differences in the various hits?
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Why is a ‘Q’ added to the ticker symbol of a bankrupt company?
I read on investopedia.com:
If it's a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, common stock shares will become practically worthless and will stop paying dividends. The stock may be delisted on the major stock exchanges, and a Q may be added to the stock symbol to…
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