10. A device, comprising: means for receiving, from a client, a string of information that includes one or more ticker symbol terms; means for identifying a frequency of usage of the one or more ticker symbol terms; means for generating a measure of intent for the one or more ticker symbol terms, the measure of intent reflecting a likelihood that the one or more ticker symbol terms are intended as a request for ticker information rather than a request for non-ticker information, where the measure of intent is based on the identified frequency of usage of the one or more ticker symbol terms and another factor; means for performing a search for the ticker information when the generated measure of intent indicates that the one or more ticker symbol terms are intended as a request for the ticker information; means for performing a search for the non-ticker information when the generated measure of intent indicates that the one or more ticker symbol terms are intended as a request for the non-ticker information; and means for providing the ticker information or the non-ticker information to the client.
11. The device of claim 10 , where the means for identifying the frequency of usage of the one or more ticker symbol terms includes: means for identifying a frequency in which the one or more ticker symbol terms appear in a query log relative to other terms in the query log, and means for using information regarding the identified frequency to identify the frequency of usage.