body: Can one create a ***personal*** email address containing the stock ticker symbol of a public company ? My understanding is that Stock ticker is not a trademark and only trademarks are protected.. Please take a look at the following scenarios where the email address may give the appearance of use of stock tickers where the creator/user may not have any intent of enriching from such use.
  
  
  
  ```
       Company name                    Ticker        Email address
  
       Agilent Technology               A             Ticker.A@xyz.com
       Americansource Bergen Corp       ABC           I.Love.ABC@xyz.com
       Apple                            AAPL          Why.AAPL@xyz.com
       Equifax                         **EFX**        whathappened.EFX@xyz.com
  
  ```
  
  Question : Is the use of a stock ticker symbols in a personal email address legal in USA . Discuss using the examples above?
  
  
  
title: Is the stock ticker symbol protected from copying?