ticker tape

ticker tape
Computerized device that relays to investors around the world the stock symbol and the latest price and volume on securities as they are traded. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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ticker tape ˈticker ˌtape noun
1. [uncountable] long narrow paper on which information or news is printed by a special machine as soon as events have happened
2. [singular] FINANCE a computer screen that shows information about the buying and selling of shares:

• Several large trades showed on the ticker tape.

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   An electronic display showing prices at which each successive trade is executed on a stock exchange, together with the trading volume and the share's identifying symbols. (Figure 14.)
   ► See also Ticker Symbol.

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ticker tape UK US noun [U]
► COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET a system of messages that move across a screen on a website, television, etc., giving the latest information about a particular thing: »

The home page has a ticker tape running continuously across the top.

► IT, STOCK MARKET a computer system used by stock markets to send information about shares to investors so they can react immediately if there is anything they want to buy or sell: »

On the ticker tape, the numbers reflect your price.

► STOCK MARKET a system of printing stock market information on long, thin pieces of paper, used before computers to help investors make quick decisions: »

The ticker tape tracked the stock market fall.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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