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Definition of 'Ticker Tape'

A computerized device that relays financial information to investors around the world, including the stock symbol, the latest price and the volume on securities as they are traded.
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Investopedia explains 'Ticker Tape'

Before computers, the quotations on a ticker tape were stamped on a thin piece of paper.

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    Fighting The Tape

    The action of placing a trade or trades that go against the ticker tape. Fighting the tape is viewed as a contrarian stance, as traders who choose to trade against the tape are taking ...
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  • Runoff

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      A severe downturn in equity prices that occurred in October of 1929 in the United States, and which marked the end of the "Roaring Twenties." The crash of 1929 did not occur in one day, ...
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    • Hard-Coded Stock

      This is a term that refers to a company's stock symbol or ticker symbol. Every security listed anywhere on the globe has a unique symbol for the security. Knowing the symbol allows ...
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      An old investing technique used by day traders to analyze the price and volume of a particular stock in order to execute profitable trades. Tape reading involves evaluating the size of ...
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    • Broad Tape

      A modern version of the ticker tape produced by the Dow Jones news. The broad tape is posted on a screen in the boardroom of an investment firm. The broad tape provides a continual ...
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