What is a Stock Ticker Symbol

Question

What is a Stock Ticker Symbol?  I have already asked How to understand the stock quotes but while i am at it, might as well ask other stupid question such as ticker symbol. I guess i am from the stoneage.  please help.

Answer 1

The Ticker Symbols are company name in short 

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Answer 2

Here are the details for a ticker symbol:

The ticker symbol is an abbreviation of the company name, originally meant to fit on actual ticker tape. It remains a useful shorthand system for conveying changes in stock prices. It's important to note the symbol, as it will be the primary reference point for your stock's value. If you enter a ticker symbol on Google, the latest quote will automatically appear above the search results. In most financial newspapers, stocks are identified only by their ticker symbol, by alphabetized listings.

The symbol is also the only identifier on modern digital tickers, such as the one in the photo at right. Stocks traded on the major US exchanges ”the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations)”are abbreviated with one to four letters.

Some symbols contain an extra letter or two, usually preceded by a period, in order to note something about the particular stock. For example, BRK.B refers to lower-value "Class B" stock from the company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK). For guides to the abbreviations used on ticker symbols, see the respective markets' lists.