Securities Identification and Descriptive information
CUSIP Global Services is dedicated to driving efficient trading, clearing and settlement in capital markets throughout the world. By providing a unique common language for identifying financial instruments across institutions, exchanges and nations, financial services firms benefit from improved operating efficiencies and substantially reduced administrative costs.
With 40 years of experience in the securities identification business, CUSIP Global Services is the world leader in developing innovative solutions to reference data challenges.
CUSIP Global Services is operated by the CUSIP Service Bureau (CSB). CSB is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association by Standard & Poor's.
Features
CUSIP Global Services. Efficient Trading Starts Here.
Access the CUSIP Global Services (CGS) website at www.cusip.com
The primary purpose of CGS is to uniquely identify issuers and issues of financial instruments around the world within a standard framework, and disseminate this data to the financial marketplace.
CGS originates over 70% of all identifiers used in global securities transactions.
Instrument coverage includes debt, equity, warrants, preferreds, units, UITs, CDs, medium term notes, commercial paper, mortgage-backed, private placement numbers (PPNs), and corporate bonds.
Delivery
With Standard & Poor's CUSIP-ISID Plus Access, you can access the entire universe of CUSIP numbers (Corporate, Municipal, Government, Mortgage-Backed and Private Placement) -- along with ISIDPlus, the global cross-reference database.
CUSIP-ISID Plus Access is also the industry standard for securities identification and descriptive information. Its 9-character numbering system of universally accepted codes simplifies communication and the recording of securities transactions.
Basic search by CUSIP, CINS and ISIDPlus global identifiers.
Additional data on new CUSIP issues (including Bond Counsel; State Code; Insured by; Form; Rate Type; First Coupon Date; Underwriter; Indicators (Yes/No); Callable, IPO; Pre-refunded; Depository Eligible).
Includes all national numbering systems.
Benefits
Direct access to the CUSIP and ISIDPlus databases via the Internet.
Real-time updates every five minutes.
Faster search capabilities.
Reduces clerical errors.
Additional delivery options: FTP, comma delimited relational database, and CD-ROM
