Roblox Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RBLX. The symbol is the short identifier investors use to find and trade the company's publicly listed shares.
Roblox became a public company through a direct listing on March 10, 2021. It had initially explored a conventional initial public offering, but ultimately chose a direct listing, allowing existing shareholders to sell shares on the NYSE without the company issuing a traditional batch of new IPO shares in the usual way.
RBLX refers to Roblox Corporation, not to the virtual currency Robux itself. Robux is the platform's digital currency, used for virtual items, avatar features, and other purchases. The similar-looking options RLX, RBOX, and ROBX are not Roblox Corporation's stock ticker.
Ticker symbols are usually short and memorable, but they are not always identical to a company's full legal name. In this case, RBLX is a compressed version of “Roblox,” while the corporation's formal name remains Roblox Corporation.