Back Description Canadian stock ticker symbols are mostly alphabetical, though there is sometimes added punctuation to denote special classes of stock. Stock symbols can be from 1 to 5 characters in length. S.C.A. Preferred stocks are special issues of some stocks. The designation does not necessarily refer to the desirability of the stock. These classes are represented with a '.' followed by the class letter.
Some exchanges do something a little differently from the norm.
Here we outline those changes that we know about. There may be added characters, as described above, to denote other classes than common stock. There may be added characters, as described above, to denote other classes than common stock. There may be added characters, as described above, to denote other classes than common stock. Class and warrant designations are added as a fifth letter, without the intervening punctuation.