The Ticker is a unique series of letters or numbers assigned to a security for trading purposes.
When a company issues securities it selects an available Ticker, often related to the company name. Tickers are especially useful when two or more companies have similar names, because the Tickers will be different.
In our stock screener every Ticker starts with a prefix that shows the exchange where the share mainly trades, followed by a colon. For example, Nestlé is SWX:NESN (SIX Swiss Exchange) and Garmin is NYSE:GRMN (New York Stock Exchange).
What is the difference between Ticker and Country?
Country shows the company's home country, where it is registered or has its head office. Ticker shows the exchange where its shares mainly trade. For many companies the two are different.
These four companies all show Switzerland as their country, but their main listing is outside Switzerland (as at October 2026):
| Company | Country | Ticker | Main listing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportradar Group | Switzerland | NasdaqGS:SRAD | Nasdaq, New York |
| Garmin | Switzerland | NYSE:GRMN | New York Stock Exchange |
| Coca-Cola HBC | Switzerland | LSE:CCH | London Stock Exchange |
| Glencore | Switzerland | LSE:GLEN | London Stock Exchange |
So when you select Switzerland as the country, you get all Swiss companies, wherever their shares trade. In October 2026 about 40 of them had their main listing outside SIX. The companies above are examples of how the data is shown, not recommendations.
How do I list only the stocks that trade on one exchange, for example SIX?
- Select the country in the screener, for example Switzerland.
- Add Ticker as an output column (under the General Info heading).
- Export your results to Excel and keep only the rows where the Ticker starts with SWX:.
This works for any exchange. Common prefixes in the screener are SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange), XTRA (Xetra, Germany), LSE (London), AIM (London AIM), ENXTPA (Euronext Paris), ENXTAM (Euronext Amsterdam), BIT (Milan), OM (Nasdaq Stockholm), NYSE, NasdaqGS (Nasdaq, New York), TSX (Toronto) and SEHK (Hong Kong).
How to find and use the Ticker
Available as a screening ratio: No
Available as an output column ratio: Yes (Look for it under the General Info heading)
Last reviewed October 2026.
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