Fun-ky Stock Symbols
Who says corporations have no sense of humor? It s true that most companies stock symbols are chosen specifically to be similar to their names and therefore, easy to remember. For example, Microsoft s stock symbol is MSFT, Johnson and Johnson s symbol is JNJ, Procter & Gamble s is PG. Other companies try to be more creative when it comes to choosing their stock symbol. We have put together a list of companies whose stock symbols are a bit quirky but still manage somehow to provide a reflection of what their business is all about.
BID Sotheby s. This is an auction house for art, antiques, jewelry, fine furniture, memorabilia, and other luxury items. How
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BTU Peabody Energy is the largest private sector coal mining company in the world, and uses as its stock symbol the universally recognized symbol for Energy British Thermal Units when spelled out in full.
BUD Anheuser-Busch brews over sixty types of beers and other alcoholic beverages which include Michelob, Busch, and of course Budweiser; ( This BUD s for you. ) They also distribute some imported beers like Grolsch.
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory is a casual dining restaurant chain that serves appetizers, pastas, meat and fish dishes and, of course, their famous dessert - cheesecake (50 varieties). Its symbol is
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CHIC Charlotte Russe Holdings is a specialty retailer of young women s fashions. The stores include Charlotte Russe and Rampage located in malls throughout the US.
CLUB Town Sports International Holdings Inc. operates a chain of fitness clubs. Most are in the New York area (New York Sports Clubs), although they do have some in Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, and even a handful in Switzerland.
DNA Genentech is a biotech company that uses recombinant DNA technology to discover new ways to treat disease. What is recombinant DNA?
EAT Brinker International is a franchise owner and operator of restaurant chains that include Chili’s Grill & Bar, Romano’s
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FUN Cedar Fair Entertainment Company owns amusement parks. Apart from flagship Cedar Point, these include Knott’s Berry Farm, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Great America, Kings Dominion, and Canada s Wonderland in Ontario. Investors hope this one isn’t too much of a roller coaster ride.
GAS Jumpin Jack Flash it s a natural gas distribution company! It operates in northern Illinois. But that’s not all. Nicor Inc. also owns Tropical Shipping, which has its operations throughout the Caribbean.
GEEK Internet America Inc.
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HOG Harley-Davidson Inc. both customers and stockholders in this motorcycle manufacturing company often consider themselves in Hog Heaven.
LEO Dreyfus Strategic Municipals Inc. is a closed-end fund that invests in long-term municipal bonds. Dreyfus logo features a lion, hence the stock symbol.
LUV Southwest Airlines Their stock symbol goes back to the place it all started for this airline - Dallas Love Field - but has the additional advantage of an implication that they go beyond mere friendly skies.
NUT ML Macadamia Orchards LP is a Hawaii-based macadamia nut grower
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PAY VeriFone Holdings Inc. sells software for handling payment transactions online. The way to pay is their motto.
POS Catalina Marketing Corp. This company s in-store coupon printing machines base their offers on the customers purchases identified at the point of sale, hence the symbol. The POS symbol will disappear shortly as Catalina Marketing has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.
RIG It should be no surprise that the company that claims this symbol is Transocean Inc., the world s largest offshore drilling contractor.
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SAM The Boston Beer Company Brewer of Samuel Adams beers, which are named after the patriot, Massachusetts politician, and signatory to the Declaration of Independence. Ironically, Sam Adams really was a brewer, but a rather lackluster one and his brewery failed in 1764.
SEA Star Maritime Acquisition Corp. a company set up to acquire shipping industry assets.
TAP Molson Coors Brewing Co. another brewing company chooses a cutesy stock symbol. Is it perhaps something they are drinking? It was created by the merger of Coors of the United States and Molson of Canada. It produces Molson Canadian, the popular Coors Light, Carling,
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TAXI Medallion Financial Corp. this specialist finance company s core business is the financing of the purchase or lease of taxicab medallions in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Newark, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
USA Liberty All Star Equity Fund This diversified closed-end investment company wraps itself up in the red, white & blue.
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. A&W restaurants, KFC, Long John Silver s, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell if any of these tickle your taste buds then you may agree that their brands are Yum!
ZZ Sealy Corporation is a bedding
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This article was written jointly by Aidan J. McNamara and Martha A. Brozyna
Aidan McNamara is associate publisher at The Deal LLC in New York, publisher of the weekly financial magazine The Deal as well as The Daily Deal and TheDeal.com. He holds an MA (with distinction) in Area Studies (Eastern Europe and Russia) from the University of London, 1981 and a BA in German from the University of Manchester.
Martha A. Brozyna received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Southern California in 2005 and a BA in history and political science from
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McNamara and Brozyna are the authors of Contrarian Ripple Trading: A Low-Risk Strategy to Profiting from Short-Term Stock Trades, scheduled for publication by John Wiley & Sons in October 2007. Martha Brozyna published Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages: A Medieval Source Documents Reader in 2005 (McFarland & Co.)
The authors have additional information on themselves and their forthcoming book at their website http://www.ridetheripples.com