Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• STOCK SYMBOL
  
  A unique four- or five-letter symbol assigned to a NASDAQ security. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock. A list of fifth-letter 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, same company I - Third convertible bond, same company J - Voting K - Nonvoting L - Miscellaneous situations, such as depositary receipts, stubs, additional warrants, and units M - Fourth preferred, same company N - Third preferred, same company O - Second preferred, same company P - First preferred, same company Q - Bankruptcy Proceedings R - Rights S - Shares of beneficial interest T - With warrants or with rights U - Units V - When-issued and when distributed W - Warrants Y- ADR (American Depositary Receipt) Z - Miscellaneous situations such as depositary receipts, stubs, additional warrants, and units. * The letter "C" as a fifth character in a security symbol, indicates that the issuer has been granted a continuance in NASDAQ under and exception to the qualification standards for a limited period. NYSE or AMEX symbols are two to three letters.
  
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