| Stock
Symbol |
 |
A
unique symbol assigned to a security. NYSE and AMEX listed stocks
have symbols of three characters or less. NASDAQ-listed securities
have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies
the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital
stock. A list of fifthletter identifiers and a description of what
each represents follows:
A - Class A
B - Class B
C - Issuer qualifications exceptions
D - New
E - Delinquent in required filings with the SEC
F - Foreign
G - First convertible bond
H - Second convertible bond
I - Third convertible bond
J - Voting
K - Nonvoting
L - Miscellaneous situations, such as depository receipts,
stubs, additional warrants, and units
M - Fourth class of preferred shares
N - Third class preferred of preferred shares
O - Second class preferred of preferred shares
P - First class preferred of preferred shares
Q
- Bankruptcy Proceedings
R - Rights
S - Shares of beneficial interest
T - With warrants or with rights
U - Units
V - Whenissued and when distributed
W - Warrants
X - Mutual Fund
Y - ADR (American Depository Receipt)
Z - Miscellaneous situations such as depository receipts, stubs,
additional warrants, and units. |
 |
These
identifiers can prove very helpful in finding out the history of a
company. For example if there is a E as the fifth letter, you
know that the company has had previous trouble with their SEC filings.
|
|
|
|
|
Dictionary
