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$AAPL ? Why not “Apple”?

• toephu2 12y ago
  he's trying to belittle the company
• faitswulff 12y ago
  It's shorthand on Twitter to refer to a company: https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL&src=typd https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL&src=typd
  • comex 12y ago
    In this case, it's the same number of characters as the longhand.
    • yen223 12y ago
      But $AAPL is clearer, because "Apple" may refer to the record company, or the fruit! (I'm stretching, I know.)
• sprawl_ 12y ago
  It's the stock symbol.
  • sukilot 12y ago
    With the $ sign?