DEFINITION of 'K'
A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock has no voting rights.
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BREAKING DOWN 'K'
Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock.
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