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Data Field
Description
Field
Size/Attribute
Issue Type
The type of issue: common, preferred, etc.
Varchar (1)
Allowed values:
A - American Depositary Shares
B - Bond
C - Common Stock
F - Depository Receipt
I - 144A
L - Limited Partnership
N - Notes
O - Ordinary Shares
P - Preferred Stock
Q - Other Securities
R - Right
S - Shares of Beneficial Interest
T - Convertible Debenture
U - Unit
V - Units/Benif Int
W - Warrant
Issue Sub-Type
Allowed Values:
Varchar (2)
A - Preferred Trust Securities
B - Index-Based
Derivative
C - Common Shares
CB - Commodity Based Trust Shares
CF - Commodity Futures Trust Shares
CL - Commodity-Linked Securities
CM - Commodity Index Trust Shares
CT - Currency Trust Shares
CU - Commodity-Currency-Linked
Securities
CW - Currency Warrants
D - Global Depositary Shares
E - ETF-Portfolio Depositary Receipt
EG - Equity Gold Shares
EI - ETN-Equity Index-Linked Securities
EM - NextShares
EN – Exchange-Traded Notes
FI - ETN-Fixed Income-Linked Securities
FL - ETN-Futures-Linked Securities
G - Global Shares
H - Debt-Based Derivative
I - ETF-Index Fund Shares
IX - Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes
K - Callable Common Stock
L - Contingent Litigation Right
LL - Identifies securities of companies
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Data Field
Description
Field
Size/Attribute
that are set up as a Limited Liability
Company (LLC)
M - Equity-Based Derivative
MF - Managed Fund Shares
ML - ETN-Multi-Factor Index-Linked
Securities
MP - Master Limited Partnership
MT - Managed Trust Securities
N - NY Registry Shares
O - Open Ended Mutual Fund
P - Privately Held Security
Q – Closed End Funds
PU - Partnership Units
R - Reg-S
RC - Commodity-Redeemable
Commodity-Linked Securities
RF - ETN-Redeemable Futures-Linked
Securities
RT – REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
RU - Commodity-Redeemable
Currency-Linked Securities
S - SEED
T - Tracking Stock
TC - Trust Certificates
TU - Trust Units
U - Portal
V - Contingent Value Right
W - Trust Issued Receipts
Z – NA – Not Applicable
When Issued Flag
Indicates if the issue is in the When Issued state.
Varchar (1)
Allowed Values:
Y – Yes, When Issued
N – No not When-Issued.
When Distributed Flag
Indicates if the issue is in the When Distributed
Varchar (1)
state. Allowed Values:
Y – Yes, When Distributed
N – No, not When-Distributed.
SIC Code
A four character numeric code providing a logical
Varchar (4)
grouping of issues based on type of business.
Trade Unit Quantity
The normal, generally accepted unit of trading
Varchar (6)
for a security, also known as a "round lot". The
trade unit (round lot) for common stocks is
usually 100. Any purchase or sale of less than the
trade unit is considered an "odd lot".
Transfer Agent
The custodial firm responsible for administrative
Varchar (64) times
duties concerning the issue. A semicolon in this
4 = 256
field will separate multiple values.