Why some tickers have dot but some got the dot removed?

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I see sometimes a dot is available in a ticker. But sometimes it is not. What is there such an inconsistency?

https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BSAQ.WS

https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BSAQU

In yahoo, they have a consistent convention of using a dash.

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BSAQ-WT

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BSAQ-UN

NASDAQ take the convention of using dot.

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/bsaq.u

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/bsaq.ws

It seems that seekingalpha should make the tickers following a consistent convention (preferably that of NASDAQ)?

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SA Admin Shubham Shresth
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Hi there,

Apologies for the inconsistency here. The tickers are consistent and in sync with NASDAQ though there seems to be an issue here. We do follow the NASDAQ methodology. The ticker has now been rectified. 

https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BSAQ.U


Hope this helps! Feel free to reach out in case further assistance is required.

Regards,
Shubham Shresth
Data QA Analyst, Seeking Alpha

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SA Admin Shubham Shresth
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Hi there,

Apologies for the inconsistency here. The tickers are consistent and in sync with NASDAQ though there seems to be an issue here. We do follow the NASDAQ methodology. The ticker has now been rectified. 

https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BSAQ.U


Hope this helps! Feel free to reach out in case further assistance is required.

Regards,
Shubham Shresth
Data QA Analyst, Seeking Alpha