stock ticker

stock ticker
a) A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed prices and volumes of stock trades on paper tape as the data became available.
b) Any device or display showing price and volumes of stock trades as the data become available.

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  • Stock ticker — Ticker Tick er (t[i^]k [ e]r), n. [See {Tick}.] 1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stock ticker — Ticker Tick er (t[i^]k [ e]r), n. [See {Tick}.] 1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • stock ticker — noun a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape • Syn: ↑ticker • Hypernyms: ↑character printer, ↑character at a time printer, ↑serial printer * * * noun : ticker b …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stock ticker — This is a lettered symbol assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on U.S.financial exchanges. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * stock ticker UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► an electronic sign for a company that shows… …   Financial and business terms

  • stock ticker — A letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * stock ticker UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► an electronic sign for a company that shows the latest… …   Financial and business terms

  • stock ticker — ticker (def. 1). [1885 90, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • stock ticker symbol — noun A unique series of letters assigned to a company or other security for trading purposes Syn: stock symbol …   Wiktionary

  • Ticker tape — was used by ticker tape machines , the Ticker tape timer, stock ticker machines , or just stock tickers . History The term ticker tape came from the sound made by the machine as it printed, and tape simply refers to the machines using a paper… …   Wikipedia

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