The CNBC Ticker is a computer simulation of ticker tapes shown as a crawl on the lower part of the TV screen on the business television network CNBC from Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, in the U.S. The CNBC Ticker shows security and index symbols just like old ticker tapes that received information by telegraph.
The security identifiers used on the CNBC Ticker are taken from nomenclatures used by third-party companies like Reuters, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ or the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
The ticker is composed of a faster-scrolling white-background upper band and a slower-scrolling dark-blue-background lower band for all CNBC channels; also a business news band for CNBC Europe, CNBC-e,CNBC Arabiya and Class CNBC.
On 2007-05-07, there was another notable change to the CNBC US ticker. Powershares ETF symbols, which trade along the lower band of the ticker, are highlighted in orange.
The ticker is shown during the national commercial breaks. However, the ad inserts by local cable TV companies may be shown full-screen, which means the ticker may not be shown during local breaks.
Read more about CNBC Ticker: CNBC Europe Ticker, CNBC-e Ticker, CNBC World Ticker, CNBC Asia Ticker, Class CNBC Ticker
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