ticker
/ˈtɪkər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] informal STOCK MARKETDefinition
› (also stock ticker) an electronic screen that shows share prices on a particular stock market: A stock ticker runs along one wall, so that you can check your portfolio.
› (also ticker symbol) the letters that are used to refer to a company's shares on a stock market: SepraChem Sterling trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol SEST.
(Definition of ticker noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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