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 = Dept Instruments
B =
Bonds
C = Convertible Bonds
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
P = Put Options
F = Futures
C = Commodities Futures
F = Financial Futures
M = Others (Miscellaneous)
M = Other Assets (Miscellaneous)
R = Referential Instruments
Example: ESNTPB is Equities/Shares/Non-voting/Restrictions/Partly paid/Bearer
