Reading the tape involves monitoring changes in stock prices as displayed on the ticker tape in an attempt to gauge immediate stock market conditions of a particular stock, industry group, or the market as a whole.
A versatile term used in various contexts, referring to the service that reports prices and transactions on exchanges, a news wire service, or a magnetic computer storage medium.
A ticker refers to the system that produces a continuous report of trading activity on stock exchanges, also known as ticker tape. This includes displaying stock symbols, the latest prices, and trading volumes on computer screens.
A ticker tape traditionally referred to the paper output of a stock ticker machine, which showed stock symbols and prices but now generally refers to the digital displays providing real-time stock prices.
