# Are you listed on the stock exchange? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 21, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880 "2021-10-21T07:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/1 "2021-10-21T07:04:20Z")
There’s 17,576 possible 3-letter stock codes, so I thought the chances of my initials being the same as a publicly listed company’s code would be good. Turns out otherwise. My wife’s initials however, indicate she has a market cap of just shy of $100b and eighty thousand employees. Seems I unknowingly married into the big leagues of asset management. So which of you are sharing initials with the stock code of impressively large or cutting-edge companies? ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/2 "2021-10-21T15:18:21Z")
Neither my initials nor my 3-letter first name are tickers ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/3 "2021-10-21T15:18:52Z")
Interesting question… $816b market cap currently trading around $24. No numbers on employees ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/4 "2021-10-21T16:12:01Z")
Nope. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/5 "2021-10-21T16:15:30Z")
I have a $7.4b market cap but my stock has gone nowhere in five years. I need a good shaking up in my management. I’ll have a word with my wife. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/6 "2021-10-21T16:16:54Z")
Nope. Change the “H” to an “I”, and you get the symbol for an insurance company, but “close” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/7 "2021-10-21T16:42:06Z")
Apparently I’m a very low market cap and haven’t gone anywhere in 5 years. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/8 "2021-10-21T17:58:49Z")
Two letter initials: Market cap of $54.8 billion, trading at $94. Nothing for my full monogram. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/9 "2021-10-21T18:39:06Z")
Does the CNSX (Canadian National Stock Exchange) count? If so, Market cap of $12.19 million, trading at a whopping $0.17. 52 week low of 0.14, high of 0.50. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/10 "2021-10-21T18:52:48Z")
The NYSE allows for 4 letter identifiers, so that gives you over 450,000 combinations. Based on my understanding of the number of publicly traded companies that are listed, and assuming randomly selected identifiers (not likely), there is probably less than a 1 in 50 chance that a random 4 letter code will be an actively traded company. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/11 "2021-10-21T18:59:00Z")
Just realized that the combinations are even greater in quantity, as the ticker symbol can be 1, 2, 3, OR 4 characters, so there are over 475,000 possible options. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/12 "2021-10-21T19:51:15Z")
Sure - feel free to check other exchanges as well: Australia, the UK, Hong Kong… I expect those people with four initials in their name will be less likely to be ‘listed’, but let’s see. I also like the ‘actual name’ as a stock code effort. So both Sid and Bud are listed, but Sue isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/13 "2021-10-21T19:56:44Z")
A ski and climbing equipment manufacturer opening at $6.65 as I type. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/14 "2021-10-21T20:09:55Z")
On the Polish stock exchange, apparently. Also formerly on the London stock exchange but we went bankrupt in 2012. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/15 "2021-10-21T21:59:58Z")
Well, would you look at that? My initials match to the symbol of a cutting edge tech company. I’d invest in them, but not only are they at a near-high, but they’ve been very volatile. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/16 "2021-10-21T22:09:24Z")
My initials are doing well, at just over $83 a share on the NYSE and up 2.42% today. Apparently I am not only an IT professional but I am also a major IT consulting firm. Who knew?! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/17 "2021-10-21T23:10:24Z")
I closed lower today, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/18 "2021-10-21T23:11:40Z")
My initials are for a company that does … I can’t figure out what the hell they do 🤨 But they trade ~ $10 with a market cap ~$250M ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/19 "2021-10-22T01:35:21Z")
I’m not on the NYSE, but I am on the London exchange. Market cap of 135 million pounds, They deliver targeted advertising for the financial services, technology and corporate sectors. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/20 "2021-10-22T16:25:51Z")
My initials are the listing for a company with 13 employees. It’s a penny stock. It opened at 34 cents, rose to nearly double by late morning and closed at 40 something. We’re on a roll! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880.md?page=2)