# 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:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/21 "2021-10-25T05:48:18Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > 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. On a side-tangent: Most Hebrew words are based on a 3-consonant root, so there are only a smallish finite number of roots available. So how many of you have 3-letter initials (all consonants) that are a Hebrew root word, and with what meaning? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/22 "2021-10-25T06:22:26Z")
How does one check? ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/23 "2021-10-25T06:39:11Z")
I just Googled my initials and NYSE together in one search and got a result. Also I went down 16 cents today, it’s a rough weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/24 "2021-10-25T06:42:20Z")
My initials are MAP, so you can guess what results _I’m_ getting. 😄 ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/25 "2021-10-25T06:46:52Z")
Mapfre, S.A. is listed as MAP: > **[Mapfre SA (MAP) Stock Price & News - Google Finance](https://www.google.com/finance/quote/MAP:BME)** > > Get the latest Mapfre SA (MAP) real-time quote, historical performance, charts, and other financial information to help you make more informed trading and investment decisions. It has over 30,000 employees and is a Spanish multinational insurance company. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/26 "2021-10-25T06:53:19Z")
Thank you! Mine is almost penny stock, but My Beloved’s namesake stock is healthy and holding steady at $1,714.23 a share. ---
**Author:** ![mattgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/27 "2021-10-25T16:39:58Z")
Mine’s a penny stock with a market cap of $149M. I initially thought that my wife’s was probably going to be the winner - current price $7,855 with a market cap of $1.65T - but then I noticed that that’s in South African Rand, not US dollars. Still good but only about 1/15th of those numbers when converted to USD. ---
**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 25, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/28 "2021-10-25T16:56:04Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Mapfre, S.A. is listed as MAP: > > [https://www.google.com/finance/quote/MAP:BME](https://www.google.com/finance/quote/MAP:BME) > > It has over 30,000 employees and is a Spanish multinational insurance company. With a post-acquisition regional presence in Massachusetts! ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/29 "2021-10-25T17:01:43Z")
I’m listed in Singapore. About $3M market cap (That’s not a typo, it is Million, not Billion) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/30 "2021-10-25T17:06:47Z")
My initials would not make for a good listing on a stock exchange. The definition is: _exclamation_ 1. expressing a lack of interest or enthusiasm. “Meh. I’m not impressed so far” _adjective_ 1. uninspiring; unexceptional. “a lot of his movies are … meh” A lot like me sometimes. It is used in part for a European Real Estate Index. ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/31 "2021-10-25T23:12:20Z")
Not that many actual 3-letter real names out there. The Australian Stock Exchange lists Ann and May, while you can find Ava and Leo on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. I’m a bit disappointed that codes WTF and FFS aren’t in use, although I can certainly see why: “This stocks down 30%, FFS!” would be confusing. However, a BJ on the NYSE currently costs $60.02 which some people might see as good value. And if I’m the first person to ever make that quip, I’ll eat my hat. ---
**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 25, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/32 "2021-10-25T23:45:43Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > My initials would not make for a good listing on a stock exchange. [Midwest Air Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest_Air_Group) used to be listed on the NYSE as “MEH” (due to its original name, “Midwest Express Holdings,”) until its acquisition by another company in 2008. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2016. It planned to relaunch (no pun intended) in 2019 but pushed that to early 2020, then got into a legal dispute with another airline which pushed it back further, then the pandemic hit and people stopped flying. It’s planning to return to service “at some future date”. “MEH” indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/33 "2021-10-26T02:32:20Z")
My initials have been delisted. That’s depressing. ---
**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 26, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/34 "2021-10-26T22:28:39Z")
I am down again. I need to change my initials! ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/35 "2021-10-27T01:25:26Z")
Sumbitch! My penny stock corporation went up from 16.5 cents to 17 cents today. That’s a 6.25% increase! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880/36 "2021-10-27T06:16:59Z")
I’m a lousy $11 a share. 🧐 > [@Czarcasm](#): > > My initials are MAP, so you can guess what results _I’m_ getting. 😄 You are very popular with Dora The Explorer! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-listed-on-the-stock-exchange/952880.md?page=1)