Business: A Guide to Library Research

In some business and financial databases, it is easier to find a company or corporation by searching for their stock market ticker symbol rather than their name.  

Example: Search for Coca Cola Company using the ticker symbol  KO

(Use of the ticker symbol eliminates companies with similar names, such as any of several Coca Cola Bottling Companies).

VIDEO:   Stock Market Ticker Symbols; How to Find Them and How to Use Them in Databases

Find Ticker Symbols through the following stock exchange services:

United States --

• New York Stock Exchange
• NASDAQ
• American Stock Exchange
• New York Merchantile Exchange
• Chicago Stock Exchange
• Chicago Board of Trade
• Chicago Merchantile Exchange
• Kansas City Board of Trade
• International Securities Exchange
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange
• San Diego Stock Exchange

International --

• London Stock Exchange
• Toronto Stock Exchange
• Tokyo Stock Exchange
• Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• Shanghai Stock Exchange
• Australian Securities Exchange
• BM&F BOVESPA Stock Exchange (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Johannesburg Stock Exchange
• Botswana Stock Exchange
• Casablanca Stock Exchange
• Rowanda Stock Exchange
• Zimbobwe Stock Exchange
• Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

World Stock Exchange List