Trump Media & Technology Group began trading publicly on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol DJT. The stock soared over 50% in its first minutes of trading before a brief halt, then resumed up over 35%. Trump is estimated to gain nearly $4 billion in net worth from the merger and public listing. The ticker DJT was previously used by Trump's hotel and casino company in the 1990s. Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, which went public in 1995 under the ticker DJT, paid Donald Trump over $44 million in salary over ten years despite the company's consistent unprofitability.