D
What is 'D' A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock is a new issue. Explaining 'D' 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 Further Reading An empirical comparison of published...
C
What is 'C' A Nasdaq stock symbol indicating the issuer has been granted a continuance in Nasdaq under an exception to the qualification standards for a limited period. Explaining 'C' 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...
Zacks Lifecycle Indexes
What is 'Zacks Lifecycle Indexes' A series of indexes developed by Zacks Investment Research, Inc., to provide a benchmark for the lifecycle of target-date funds, with a different index for each target date. The Zacks Lifecycle Index constituents include U.S. equities, international equities, and domestic bonds. Explaining 'Zacks Lifecycle Indexes' Lifecycle or target-date funds...
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 than a single issue of common stock or capital stock. Further Reading Trends in park tourism: Economics, finance...
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 a single issue of common stock or capital stock. Further Reading Nonlinearity and complex dynamics in economics and finance...
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 is trading ex-dividends or ex-rights. Explaining 'X' 1. Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a...
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 do further research to determine why the letter has been added. However, Z historically had a different meaning in futures...
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. When a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as being one that is other than a single issue of...
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 of foreign stock or a fraction of a share. ADRs are traded on a U.S. exchange and are issued by...
Daily Cut-Off
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 is done for primarily administrative and logistical reasons, because although the forex market trades 24 hours a day, the market...