stock ticker

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stock ticker

A stock ticker prints the latest share prices on a long paper tape.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape: A machine, now largely historical, that receives and prints real-time financial data, such as share prices and trading volumes, onto a narrow paper strip called ticker tape.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The old office still had a vintage stock ticker on display.
    • Before digital screens, brokers relied on the stock ticker for the latest market prices.
    • The constant clatter of the stock ticker provided the soundtrack to the trading floor.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical Context: The term "stock ticker" often evokes the era of physical ticker tape machines (late 19th to mid-20th century). In modern finance, the concept lives on digitally as the scrolling ticker symbol and price displays on financial news channels and websites, though these are not physical printers.
    • The invention of the stock ticker revolutionized the speed of financial communication.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ticker (n): A common shortened, informal form of "stock ticker." Also refers to the scrolling electronic display of current stock prices.
    • Check the ticker for the latest update on our shares.
  • Ticker tape (n): The long, narrow strip of paper on which a stock ticker prints.
    • Parades in New York City were once famous for showers of shredded ticker tape.
  • Ticker symbol (n): The unique series of letters representing a publicly traded company (e.g., AAPL for Apple Inc.). This is related conceptually as the data printed by a stock ticker includes these symbols.
Synonyms
  • Quotation printer: A more formal, descriptive synonym.
  • Tape machine: A historical term referencing the ticker tape.
Related Phrases
  • To watch the ticker: To monitor stock price movements closely, either on a historical machine or a modern electronic display.
    • Traders spent the afternoon watching the ticker for any major swings.
  • Ticker-tape parade: A parade where shredded paper (originally from ticker tape) is thrown from buildings, celebrating an event or person.
    • The astronauts were honored with a ticker-tape parade.
stock ticker

A stock ticker prints the latest share prices on a long paper tape.

Noun
  1. a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

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