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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 [[AMEX]].

The ticker is composed of a white-background <span style="background-color:snow; color:darkblue">'''upper band'''</span> and a dark-blue-background <span style="background-color:darkblue; color:snow">'''lower band'''</span>.

[[Image:CNBC Closing Bell.jpg|thumb|480px|On this picture the <span style="background-color:snow; color:darkblue">'''upper band'''</span> shows "<span style="background-color:snow; color:green">'''BMY 17.1K@25.88&uarr;.41'''</span>", which means [[Bristol-Myers Squibb|Bristol-Myers]]'s (BMY) last transaction was of 17,100 shares at a bid price of 25.88 USD with a positive difference of .41 USD. The positive difference is shown by the up-arrow <span style="background-color:snow; color:green">'''&uarr;'''</span> and the <span style="background-color:snow; color:green">'''green'''</span> color.]]

==Upper band==