Stock Market Stock Symbol Trivia = OO

Stock Market Stock Symbol Trivia

Question:

What stock has the stock symbol OO ?

Answer:

Oakley, Inc. which designs, manufactures, and sells sunglasses, prescription eyewear, and goggles.

Bonus Question:

Why did Oakley choose that symbol?

Bonus Answer:

The two O's next to each other is an emoticon for eyeglasses.

These stock symbols are known as Personalized Stock Symbols (TM), similar to personalized license plates. The symbol spells out a word, which is not a word in the company name and is not the initials of the company name. However, the word does describe the company's business. (Special thanks to InvestmentTrivia.com )