Before joining Investopedia, David Marino-Nachison was an editor at The Wall Street Journal focused mainly on daily markets and investing news. He also worked on The Journal’s publishing desk; as a ...

It's not exactly a secret on Wall Street that publicly traded companies sometimes make a statement with their stock symbols. Consider the change made by technology titan Mark Zuckerberg, founder of ...

At one point or another, you’ve probably seen a stock’s ticker run across the bottom of a TV screen or noticed share prices flashing across the top of a news website. Perhaps you’ve even looked at a ...

A clever stock ticker is more than just a gimmick. Whether it's WOOF, EAT, or even the initials of a former president, a memorable stock symbol can help companies attract investors. One 2006 study ...

Minneapolis-based Optical Sensors Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:OPTL) announced Monday that its common stock began trading on a reverse-split basis of one-for-six. Also effective was its new ticker symbol, ...