Ticker Symbol Convention
Security Categorization |
CQS Suffix | CMS Suffix | NASDAQ Integrated Platform Suffix | NASDAQ ACT/CTCI Suffixes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Preferred | p | PR | - | $ |
Preferred Class "A"* | pA | PRA | -A | $A |
Preferred Class "B"* | pB | PRB | -B | $B |
Class "A"* | .A | A | .A | .A |
Class "B"* | .B | B | .B | .B |
Preferred when distributed | p.WD | PRWD | -$ | .D |
When distributed | .WD | WD | $ | .Z |
Warrants | .WS | WS | + | .W |
Warrants Class "A"* | .WS.A | WSA | +A | .W or .A** |
Warrants Class "B"* | .WS.B | WSB | +B | |
Called | .CL | CL | * | |
Class "A" Called* | .A.CL | ACL | .A* | .A |
Preferred called | p.CL | PRCL | -* | $ |
Preferred "A" called* | pA.CL | PRACL | -A* | $A |
Preferred "A" when issued* | pAw | PRAWI | -A# | .V or .Z |
Emerging Company Marketplace | .EC | EC | ! | .E |
Partial Paid | .PP | PP | @ | |
Convertible | .CV | CV | % | |
Convertible called | .CV.CL | CVCL | %* | |
Class Convertible | .A.CV | ACV | .A% | |
Preferred (class A) Convertible | pA.CV | PRACV | -A% | |
Preferred (class A) when Distributed | pA.WD | PRAWD | -A$ | |
Rights | r | RT | ^ | .R |
Units | .U | U | = | .U |
When issued | w | WI | # | .V or .Z |
Rights when issued | rw | RTWI | ^# | .V or .Z |
Preferred when issued | pw | PRWI | -# | .V or .Z |
Class "A" when issued* | .Aw | AWI | .A# | .V or .Z |
Warrrant when issued | .WSw | WSWI | +# | .V or .Z |
TEST symbol | .TEST | TEST | ~ |
Notes
- The CMS convention has a space between the root and the suffix
- The CQS convention is shown for reference purposes only. NASDAQ protocols do not support using the CQS ticker symbol convention for sending orders into NASDAQ's integrated platform.
- The NASDAQ integrated platform suffix will be used for order-entry via RASH, OUCH, INET FIX, and for data dissemination via ITCH.
- NASDAQ ACT/CTCI suffix are used in ACT and CTCI protocol.
* Class “B” though Class “Z” securities are denoted using the same format as Class “A” securities on this matrix.
** Dependent on the number of warrant classes for the company.