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0 pointsfaitswulff11y ago0 comments

It's shorthand on Twitter to refer to a company: https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL&src=typd

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comex11y ago

In this case, it's the same number of characters as the longhand.

yen22311y ago

But $AAPL is clearer, because "Apple" may refer to the record company, or the fruit!

(I'm stretching, I know.)

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0 pointsfaitswulff11y ago0 comments

It's shorthand on Twitter to refer to a company: https://twitter.com/search?q=%24AAPL&src=typd

comex11y ago

In this case, it's the same number of characters as the longhand.

yen22311y ago

But $AAPL is clearer, because "Apple" may refer to the record company, or the fruit!

(I'm stretching, I know.)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse