Symbol Help
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Symbol Formatting
Ticker symbols for the common stocks on the NYSE and AMEX exchanges are 1 to 3 characters in length. Symbols for NASDAQ, Bulletin Boards, and other OTC securities are 4 with sometimes a 5th character for special situations.
If you are unsure of the company name, you may enter a partial word in the search box. For example, a search for the name micro will find companies like Advanced Micro Devices and Microsoft.
Need help finding or formatting other Quote.com symbols?
- International Equities
- Special types of NYSE, AMEX Stocks (Class stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, etc.)
- Special NASDAQ 5th Character Stocks
- Mutual Funds, Money Market Funds
- Futures
- Futures Month Codes
- International Futures
- Forex
- Single Stock Futures
International Equities
International Equity Symbol Format
Enter the ticker symbol, a dash, and the international Exchange Code.
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American Stock Exchange | FMEX |  |
Mexico Stock Exchange | MEX | |
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Athens Stock Exchange | ATH |  |
Milan Stock Exchange | MIL | |
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Athens FTSE Exchange | ATH |  |
Munich | MUN | |
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Austrailia Stock Exchange | ATH | |
NASDAQ | none | |
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Berlin Stock Exchange | ATH |  |
National Stock Exchange | NSE | |
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Bombay Stock Exchange | BOM | |
New York Stock Exchange | none | |
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Budapest Stock Exchange | BUD |  |
New Zealan Stock Exchange | NZX | |
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Dusseldorf Stock Exchange | DUS |  |
OMX Equities (formerly CSE / HEL / ISE / SSE) | OMX | |
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Euronext Equities - Amsterdam | AMS |  |
Osaka Securities Exchange | OSE | |
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Euronext Equities - Brussels | BRU |  |
Oslo Stock Exchange | OSE | |
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Euronext Equities - Lisbon | LIS |  |
Sao Paulo (Bovespa) Stock Exchange | BSP | |
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Euronext Equities - Paris | PAR |  |
Shanghai Stock Exchange | SHG | |
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange | FRA | |
Shenzhen Stock Exchange | SHE | |
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FTSE Index Values | FTSE |  |
Singapore Stock Exchange | SES | |
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Hamburg Stock Exchange | HAM | |
STOXX Indices | STX | |
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Hanover Stock Exchange | HAN |  |
Swiss Exchange | SWX | |
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange | HKG |  |
Taiwan Stock Exchange | TAI | |
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Ireland Stock Exchange | DUB | |
Taiwan OTC Stock Exchange | GTS | |
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Jakarta Stock Exchange | JKT |  |
Toronto Stock Exchange | TC | |
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Johannesburg FTSE Indices | FTSJ | |
TSX Venture Exchange< | VC | |
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Johannesburg Stock Exchange | JSE |  |
Warsaw Stock Exchange | WAR | |
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Korea Stock Exchange | KOR |  |
Wiener Borse Vienna | VIE | |
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KOSDAQ | KOQ |  |
World Indices | IDX | |
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LSE Intl Market Service | LSIN | |
XETRA Stock Exchange | XET | |
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LSE UK Level I | LON | |
Xinhua FTSE Indices | FTSE | |
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Madrid Stock Exchange | MAC |
Special NYSE and AMEX Stocks
Special Stocks Format
Enter the ticker symbol, followed by the special extension:
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Class stock
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| Preferred Stock | / P | X-Right | /X | |
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| Preferred series | /PA | When Issued | /I | |
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| Warrant Series | /WA | Units, When Issued | .U/I | |
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| Right | /R | Debenture Stock | /SD | |
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Nasdaq 5th Character Symbols
If a fifth letter appears at the end of a Nasdaq Security, it identifies the issue as one other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock. For more information, please visit www.nasdaq.com.
Nasdaq 5th Character Symbol Format
Enter the ticker symbol, followed by the 5th character:
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Class A
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Fourth preferred, same company |
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Third preferred, same company |
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Second preferred, same company |
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First preferred, same company |
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| Delinquent in required filings with the SEC |
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Bankruptcy Proceedings |
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Rights |
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Shares of beneficial interest |
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With warrants or with rights |
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Units |
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When-issued and when distributed |
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Warrants |
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ADR (American Depositary Receipt) |
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Funds
Mutual Funds and Money Market Funds
Mutual funds and money market funds use a symbol format similar to common stocks. Mutual funds are represented by four characters followed by the letter X. For example, the Fidelity Magellan fund is represented by FMAGX.
Money market funds are represented by three characters followed by two XXs. The Merrill Lynch Ready Assets fund is represented by MRAXX.
U.S. Futures Symbol Format
Enter the Currency Code, a space, the spot code "A0", a dash, then "FX" as the Exchange. Entering one standard Forex symbol using the A0 spot code is the cross rate to the US Dollar.
Enter the contract symbol, a space, Month Code, then last digit of the year.
Front Month Futures
Replace the month code and year with 1!
Example: SP 1!
Futures Session ID's
The ability to separate the day and night sessions on certain futures are available.
Example: SP H5=1 (Globex) or SP H5=2 (Day Session)
International Futures Symbol Format
Enter the contract symbol, a space, Month Code, the last digit of the year, a dash, then the Exchange Code.
Forex: Cross Rate to U.S. Dollar
Enter the Currency Code, a space, the spot code "A0", a dash, then "FX" as the Exchange. Entering one standard Forex symbol using the A0 spot code is the cross rate to the US Dollar.
Forex: Cross Rates - Other Currencies
Enter two Currency Codes, a space, the spot code "A0", a dash, then "FX" as the Exchange.
Note: Cross Rate to U.S. Dollar is available on all Currency Codes (ie, JPY A0-FX). Other Cross Rates are available between major Currency Codes only (ie, GBPJPY A0-FX).
Exceptions: Australian dollar (AUD), British pound (GBP), European Currency Unit (ECU), Gibraltar pound (GIP), Irish pound (IEP), New Zealand dollar (NZD), and St. Helena pound (SHP) are formatted using the Currency Code, a space, a Month or Year Code (A0=cash, M1=1 month, M5=5 months, Y1=1 year, Y2=2 years, etc.), a dash, then FX.
Examples: AUD A0-FX, AUD M5-FX, AUD Y2-FX
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Single Stock Futures
OneChicago Single Stock Futures Contracts
Enter the Root Symbol passed by the exchange, product code, month and year, a dash, and the exchange symbol for OneChicago:
For example, the symbol passed by OneChicago on day 1 for an MSFT Single Stock Futures contract would be: MSFT1C
The product code is purely a method for tracking corporate actions.
If MSFT stock were to split on day 2, the symbol passed by OneChicago would be MSFT2C, then a space followed by:
M= Using the single character futures style month code
Y= 1 digit year code
Then, a dash followed by: 1Cfor OneChicago
