: something that ticks or produces a ticking sound: such as
a
: watch
b(1)
: a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off information (such as stock quotations or news) on a paper ribbon
(2)
: a graphic on which information is scrolled across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen
c
slang
: heart
Examples of ticker in a Sentence
The news came over the ticker.
Exercise is good for your ticker.
Recent Examples on the Web
The former President owns roughly 79 million shares or nearly 60% of the company, which began trading under the DJT ticker symbol late last month following a reverse merger with a blank-check firm.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Trump Media first appeared on March 25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol DJT, and share prices soared in its first few days of trading – surpassing $79 at one point.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
The company started trading publicly on March 26 under the ticker symbol DJT and has already experienced wild swings in price.
—William Turton, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
One 2006 study by Princeton University psychologists found that stocks with tickers that are easier to pronounce tend to perform better in the first few days of trading.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The previous iteration of the DJT ticker occurred in 1995, when Trump took his Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts public in an IPO.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
Starting Tuesday, there’s a new company on the Nasdaq: Trump Media & Technology Group, which will trade under the stock ticker DJT.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Its ticker symbol will be DJT, the initials of a certain former president.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024
After a merger vote, the combined companies would go by Trump Media and trade under a new stock ticker symbol, DJT — Trump’s initials.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Trump Media first appeared on March 25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol DJT, and share prices soared in its first few days of trading – surpassing $79 at one point.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
The company started trading publicly on March 26 under the ticker symbol DJT and has already experienced wild swings in price.
—William Turton, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
One 2006 study by Princeton University psychologists found that stocks with tickers that are easier to pronounce tend to perform better in the first few days of trading.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The previous iteration of the DJT ticker occurred in 1995, when Trump took his Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts public in an IPO.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
Starting Tuesday, there’s a new company on the Nasdaq: Trump Media & Technology Group, which will trade under the stock ticker DJT.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Its ticker symbol will be DJT, the initials of a certain former president.
—Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024
After a merger vote, the combined companies would go by Trump Media and trade under a new stock ticker symbol, DJT — Trump’s initials.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Ticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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ticker
noun
tick·er
ˈtik-ər 
2
a
: a telegraphic machine that receives stock prices and news and prints them out on a paper ribbon
b
: a strip of information that moves across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen
3
slang
: heart sense 1a
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