Why is Coca-Cola's main stock ticker symbol KO?

The NYSE has a lot of tradition baked into it, and a long history of highly liquid trading in top-notch securities. read more

Now that the NYSE owns the American Stock Exchange, it dominates the three-letter ticker universe -- although not exclusively, as some Nasdaq companies now sport shorter tickers as well. Still, many big companies tend to prefer the NYSE to competitor Nasdaq OMX's (Nasdaq: NDAQ) stock exchange. read more

Ticker Symbol KOThe ticker symbol for Coca-Cola Company is KO and it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Not to be confused with Coca-Cola Enterprises the largest bottler of the soft drink , symbol CCE. Coca Cola also owns brands such as Simply Orange, Minute Maid, Dasani, Vitamin Water, Fanta, Powerade, Smartwater and Fuze. read more

In this report, the terms "The Coca-Cola Company," "Company," "we," "us" and "our" mean The Coca-Cola Company and all entities included in our consolidated financial statements. General The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company. read more