# Symbol

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## <mark style="color:green;">sym.ticker</mark>

Returns the symbol name as a string, without the $ prefix.

**Syntax:**

```javascript
sym.ticker($BTC) // "BTC"
sym.ticker($ETH) // "ETH"
sym.ticker($HYPE/USDC) // "HYPE/USDC"
```

**Examples:**

```javascript
// Get symbol name for coin parameter
{
  "action": "limit_order",
  "coin": {{ sym.ticker($BTC) }}, // "BTC"
  "price": {{ $BTC.close }}
}

// Get symbol name when using muti-coins dynamic variable
{
  "action": "limit_order",
  "coin": {{ sym.ticker($$) }}, // Converted to each symbol name
  "price": {{ $$.close }}
}

// Get symbol name for logging
{
  "message": "RSI for {{ sym.ticker($BTC) }} is {{ ta.rsi($BTC, 14) }}"
}
```

**Returns:** String (symbol name without $ prefix)

**Use Cases:**

* Dynamic payload coin
* Logging and debugging information
* Multi-symbol strategy management
* API payload construction

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