- ISO 10962
ISO 10962 is the CFI (Classification of Financial Instruments) code maintained by the
International Organization for Standardization ( ISO). It is an alphabetical code consisting of 6 letters. The first letter is the category, the second is the group, and the remaining letters show special attributes of the group. The letter X always means "Not Applicable/Undefined". Here are some of the possible codes:*E =
Equities
** S =Shares (common/ordinary)
*** 1: Voting Right
**** V = Voting
**** N = Non-voting
**** R = Restricted voting
**** E = Enhanced voting
*** 2: Ownership/transfer restrictions
**** T = Restrictions
**** U = Free
*** 3: Payment status
**** O = Nil paid
**** P = Partly paid
**** F = Fully paid
*** 4: Form:
**** B = Bearer
**** R = Registered
**** N = Bearer/Registered
**** Z = Bearer depository receipt
**** A = Registered depository receipt
**** P =Preferred Shares
**** C = Convertible preferred shares
**** U = Units (units trusts/mutual funds)
**** M = Others
*D = Debt Instruments
** B = Bonds
** C =Convertible bond s
** M = Others
** T = Medium-term Notes
** W = Bonds With Warrants Attached
** Y = Money Market Instruments
*R = Entitlements (Rights)
** A = Allotment Rights
** M = Others (Miscellaneous)
** S = Subscription rights
** W = Warrants
*O = Options
** C = Call Options
*** 1: Exercise Style
**** A = American
**** E = European
*** 2: Underlying Asset
**** S = Stock
**** I = Index
**** D = Debt
**** C = Currency
**** O = Option
**** F = Future
**** T = Commodity
**** W = Swap
**** B = Basket
**** M = Other
*** 3: Delivery
**** C = Cash
**** P = Physical
*** 4: Standard/Non-standard
**** S = Standard
**** N = Non-standard
** P = Put Options
*** Same as "Call"
*F = Futures
** C = Commodities Futures
*** 1: Underlying Asset
**** A = Agricultural
**** E = Extraction
**** I = Industrial
**** S = Service
*** 2: Delivery
**** C = Cash
**** P = Physical
*** 3: Standard/Non-standard
**** S = Standard
**** N = Non-standard
*** 4: not used
**** X = not used
** F = Financial Futures
*** 1: Underlying Asset
**** S = Stock
**** I = Index
**** D = Debt
**** C = Currency
**** O = Option
**** F = Future
**** T = Commodity
**** W = Swap
**** B = Basket
**** M = Other
*** 2: Delivery
**** C = Cash
**** P = Physical
*** 3: Standard/Non-standard
**** S = Standard
**** N = Non-standard
*** 4: not used
**** X = not used
*M = Others (Miscellaneous)
** M = Other Assets (Miscellaneous)
** R = Referential InstrumentsExample:
* ESNTPB is Equities/Shares/Non-voting/Restrictions/Partly paid/Bearer
* OPASPS is Options/Put/American/Stock/Physical/Standard
*See also
*
Central Index Key
*CUSIP
*ISO 6166
*ISO 10383
*ISO 20022
*International Securities Identifying Number
*NSIN
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* [http://www.fixprotocol.org/documents/923/FPL_GDC_Newsletter_2004_09.pdf FIX Protocol newsletter] describing the options and futures CFI codesExternal links
* [http://www.dicharry.info/cficode/cficode.html Free CFI Code builder]
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