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Evaluating Symbol Type
Evaluating Symbol Type
This 'Symbol type is stock' decision recipe evaluates whether a ticker symbol is a stock or an ETF.
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Kirk Du Plessis
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Last updated:
Feb 13, 2023
Originally published:
Feb 21, 2022
Feb 14, 2023
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