Ticker symbols are letters used to uniquely identify a public company, such as AAPL for Apple.
Knowing a company's ticker helps you retrieve company info quickly.
The ticker symbol can be found in Mergent Online, Business Insights, many corporate reports and at free websites like Yahoo Finance or MSNMoney
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