InterQuote Stock Symbols

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Stocks symbols range in length from 1 to 5 characters, and can be further broken down by exchange. There are many types of stocks, ranging from common to preferred, and with different classes.

• U.S. STOCKS
  • NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)

    Base stock symbols are from 1 to 3 letters.

    Examples: IBM, GM, F

  • AMEX (American Stock Exchange)

    Base stock symbols are always 3 letters long.

    Examples: ATC

• NYSE and AMEX Symbol Suffixes

  You can add the following suffixes after the symbol name where ' n ' stands for class name:

  Examples:

  IBM preferred class A:	IBM-A
  BGN warrant:	BGN+
  LSP when issued:	LSP*

  DESCRIPTION	SUFFIX
  Class n	.n
  Class n Called	.nL
  Class n Convertible	.nV
  Class n When Issued	.n*
  Called	.L
  Certificate	.T
  Convertible	.V
  Convertible Called	.VL
  Part Called	.PT
  Preferred	-
  Preferred n	-n
  Preferred Called	-L
  Preferred When Issued	-*
  Rights	.R
  Warrants	+
  Warrants n	+n
  When Issued	*
  Emerging Company Common	.EC
  Emerging Company Preferred	-EC
  Emerging Company Warrant	+EC
  Emerging Company When Issued	*EC

• NASDAQ - Base stock symbols are 4 letters long, sometimes having a dash and a 5th letter added for one of the following cases:

  Example: INTC or MSFT

OTC Bulletin Board / Pink Sheets

Base Stocks are 4 letters long with an =K or k appended:

Example: MCAR=K

Example: MCARk

• Qualifiers - You can add the following qualifiers after the symbol name from the exchanges:

  Example: IBM-A or GM-B

  DESCRIPTION	QUALIFIER
  Class A Stock	A
  Class B Stock	B
  Exempt from NASDAQ listing qualifications for a limited period	C
  New issue of the base stock (i.e. result of a split)	D
  Delinquent in required filings with SEC	E
  Foreign	F
  Convertible bond of base company	G
  2nd convertible	H
  3rd convertible	I
  Voting share	J
  Non-voting share	K
  Misc.	L
  4th preferred of base company	M
  3rd preferred of base company	N
  2nd preferred of base company	O
  1st preferred of base company	P
  In bankruptcy	Q
  Rights	R
  Shares of beneficial interest	S
  With warrants or rights	T
  Units	U
  When issued and when distributed	V
  Warrants	W
  ADR - American Depositary Receipt	Y
  Miscellaneous situations	Z

  
  

• CANADIAN STOCKS

• TSE (Toronto Stock Exchange)

  Base Stocks are 1-4 letters long with an =T appended

  Example: BCD=T

• MSE (Montreal Stock Exchange)

  Base Stocks are 1-4 letters long with an =M appended

  Example: A=M

• VSE (Vancouver Stock Exchange)

  Base Stocks are 1-4 letters long with an =V appended

  Example: AIQ=V

• ASE (Alberta Stock Exchange)

  Base Stocks are 1-4 letters long with an =A appended

  Example: CBA=A

• Canadian Over The Counter

  Base Stocks are 1-4 letters long with an =O appended

  Example: AMRT=O