One NTDOY ADR represents one-fourth of a Nintendo share traded in Japan. Thus, a U.S. investor needs to buy four units of NTDOY to equal one ordinary share of Nintendo. Another option is to buy Nintendo foreign or "F" shares in the U.S. over the counter. The ticker symbol is NTDOF.
Can you buy a Nintendo ADR over the counter?
U.S. investors can buy a Nintendo ADR traded over the counter with the ticker symbol NTDOY. One NTDOY ADR represents one-fourth of a Nintendo share traded in Japan. Thus, a U.S. investor needs to buy four units of NTDOY to equal one ordinary share of Nintendo. Another option is to buy Nintendo foreign or "F" shares in the U.S. over the counter.
Should American investors buy Nintendo stock?
NTDOY and NTDOF are the ticker symbols for Nintendo. These numbers may make American investors keen to invest in Nintendo short of opening foreign accounts in Tokyo or Osaka, where its stock trades. Below, we detail how American investors can speculate on Nintendo stock.
