Many decades ago, stock prices were sent to remote locations and wealthy homes via a stock ticker. It was kind of like a cash register tape, connected by telegraph to the stock exchange.
it's the reason stock have three or four letter codes. And it was the standard till computers took over.
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SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 91d
Tickertape?
bitteroldcoot@piefed.social · 2 pts · 91d
Many decades ago, stock prices were sent to remote locations and wealthy homes via a stock ticker. It was kind of like a cash register tape, connected by telegraph to the stock exchange.
it's the reason stock have three or four letter codes. And it was the standard till computers took over.
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