Why is Truth Social's stock symbol DJT? This isn’t the first time Trump’s initials have been used as a stock symbol. The same ticker was used by Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, the casino ...

Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts used the same stock ticker when it went public with great fanfare in 1995.

Launched to much fanfare in 1995, Trump took Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts public, attracting $140 million in stock purchases from investors betting big on the well-known real estate tycoon.

Trump bestowed the same initials on his Atlantic City casino business, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, back when that company went public in 1995. It didn’t go great. At least, not for investors.

Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts went public in 1995 under the symbol DJT — the same symbol Trump Media will trade under.

Donald Trump last used the DJT stock ticker for a casino and hotel operator. He is hoping his social media company does better than the last firm did.

Launched to much fanfare in 1995, Trump took Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts public, attracting $140 million in stock purchases from investors betting big on the well-known real estate tycoon.

Trump’s earlier foray into the stock market didn’t end well. Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts went public in 1995 under the symbol DJT — the same symbol Trump Media will trade under.