V

What is 'V' A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is when-issued or when-distributed. Explaining 'V' Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other...

W

What is 'W' A Nasdaq symbol specifying that a particular security is a warrant. Explaining 'W' Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than...

X

What is 'X' 1. A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is a mutual fund. 2. A symbol used in stock transaction tables found on the internet and in newspapers to indicate that a stock...

Z

What is 'Z' A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock is a miscellaneous entity, such as a depositary receipt, stub, additional warrant or unit. When a stock has a Z after its ticker symbol, investors must...

M

What is 'M' The fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol that specifies the issue is the firm's fourth class of preferred shares. Securities that are listed on the Nasdaq exchange have four or five letters. ...

Y

What is 'Y' A letter that appears on a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that a particular stock is an American Depositary Receipt. An American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate that represents one or more shares...
What is 'Daily Cut-Off' In the forex market, a particular point in time specified by a forex dealer to stand as the end of the current trading day and the beginning of a new trading day. This...

N

What is 'N' A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that it is the company's third class of preferred shares. The N in the stock quote will be the fifth letter in the string, thus identifying that the share...

O

What is 'O' A component of a stock symbol that indicates the shares of that stock are a second class of preferred shares. The "O" identifier can be seen after the dot of a NYSE stock symbol,...
What is 'NASDAQ OMX 100 Index' A market-capitalization weighted index made up of the 100 largest companies listed on the NASDAQ OMX group exchanges in the United States and the Nordic countries. This index tracks large growth...