Big V's and Small V's Different exchanges use different abbreviations; the small v appended to your ticker symbol is used on the NASDAQ exchange. The corresponding symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is WI, for "when issued." Don't confuse the small "v" for the capital "V" that indicates a stock traded on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. On this remote Canadian bourse, stock tickers are one to three characters long, preceded by a capital V and a period.