Understanding Ticker Symbols

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Hello guys, welcome back to this space, I hope y'all are keeping well. It's a beautiful afternoon here, by the way welcome to this new week of opportunities, do well to make the best out of it. So today I've got something interesting to share with you once again...hope you got value from my last post, I want to believe your response is a yes...smiles.

Today we would be looking at the topic Ticker Symbols, it's quite an interesting topic and of course the reason for sharing all of this is just to enlighten us and help us have a better understanding of how this terrain works. Kindly sit back and enjoy every bit of what I've got to share.

Introduction

Cryptocurrency started with one coin, Bitcoin, fondly called the mother coin but today the mother coin now has thousands of children and grandchildren both in form of coins and token. They all got their essence and inspiration from Bitcoin. While it's true that they do not completely follow the Bitcoin model, we can't deny the fact they they all built on it foundation.

Anyway, my emphasis is not on Bitcoin and her children taking after her, my emphasis is on how these thousands of coins and token stand out amongst themselves, I mean their distinct identity. Today we have coins and token that are synonymous and closely related, the semblance is just so striking for some.

How do we then seive out the one we really want to deal with and not make a mistake. This is where the ticker symbols comes in. It played a very vital role in givin each coin and token it unique identity. Let take a deeper look at the ticker symbol and how it functions in this space. Enjoy the ride guys!

What are Ticker Symbols

A Ticker Symbols is that short unique combination of letter used in representing a cryptocurrency. Although it's not limited to cryptocurrency, it's also applicable to stocks, token and other forms of asset but for the purpose of this lesson, am limiting it to just cryptocurrency.

Ticker symbols are very significant especially when it comes to identifying crypto assets in the markets. Normally the ticker symbols consist of three letters which gives the asset a unique identity apart from the name. Usually the letters are coined out from the name and as at other time the unique letter do not even align with the name but then the message is still clear, it a unique means of identification.

For example the Ticker symbol for Bitcoin is BTC, for Ethereum, its ETH, for Cardano, its ADA, for Ripple XRP. This therefore means that when you see this ticker symbols, you are actually referring or interacting with a crypto asset. It's also very important to mention that over time ticker symbols have evolved from being a three-letter identifying factor to four or five letters.

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For example we have Polygon whose ticker symbol is MATIC, we have DOGE for DogeCoin, we have USDT for Tether and so on. Just including all of these so we can be kept in the know. Ticker symbol has really done a good job in ensuring that even extremely similar coin are being given distinct identity such as BTC and BCH which are Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash respectively.

We even have the WBTC and BTC, which signifies Wrapped Bitcoin and Bitcoin respectively. They are two different coin but have being clearly distinguished. So with ticker symbols in place one can be sure of the crypto asset he wants to transact.

Benefits of Ticker Symbols

Tickers could be used by developer for Brand identity. Developer carefully choose their ticker symbols to create a brand of their own and also use same as a means of identification in the market. For Bitcoin, the first and the last letter of their name was used in the ticker symbol and then the T in BTC signifies it transactional nature.

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Tickers are also be used by exchanges to help traders or investors identify trading pairs at a glance. For example, BTC/ETH. Seeing this already informs the trader that he is about to deal with two crypto asset with the name Bitcoin and Ethereum. This makes the whole thing easy for both the crypto exchange and the investor looking to transact on the exchange.

Ticker Symbols help prevent fraud and theft, in that coins that were actually created to scam folk trying to replicate an already existing established coin would not the able to successfully do that because they cannot have the same ticker symbol even those that have names that are extremely similar. The ticker symbol is the clear distinction between both coin.

Bottom Line

I believe by now we know what a Ticker symbol is and it positive impact in the crypto space. I think it's also important to mention that although ticker symbol have been able to help a great deal in identifying crypto asset and to save investors from confusion but then there are records of symbol clash although, not very common.

I trust you've gotten so much from this piece. As my usual custom is, I would always encourage that you DYOR to be sure of every financial step you would want to take as I won't be liable for any form of loss encountered by you.

Feel free to share with me your thoughts in the comment section. Thanks for your time once again. Gracias!

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^{Disclaimer: This post is made as an education and not investment advice. Digital asset prices are subject to change. All forms of crypto investment have a high risk. I am not a financial advisor, before jumping to any conclusions in this matter please do your own research and consult a financial advisor.}

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