What’s Ticker Tape?

Ticker tape was the earliest electrical dedicated financial communications medium, transmitting stock price information over telegraph lines, in use from around 1870 through 1970. It consisted of a paper strip that ran through a machine called a stock ticker, which printed abbreviated company names as alphabetic symbols followed by numeric stock transaction price and volume information. The term “ticker“ came from the sound made by the machine as it printed. The script for this video comes from Wikipedia: If you find issues with the content, I encourage you to update the Wikipedia article, so everyone can benefit from your knowledge. #tickertape #tickertapeparade