Glossary

CUSIP International Numbering System (CINS) is a CUSIP style nine character identifier for securities that trade outside of the United States. A CIN differs from a CUSIP in one way, the first character of the CUSIP is a letter identifying the country in which the security is registered.

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) issues CUSIP identifiers and security descriptions, licenses and distributes CUSIP data, offers an evolving menu of database services and persues new initiatives domestically and internationally to facilitate securities trading worldwide.

Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) is a system of classification of identifying securities. it uses alphabetic characters to indicate asset class, asset subgroup and four other specific attributes. The Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) was developed by Association of Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to provide a consistent, uniform classification system that would function effectively across national borders.

CUSIP is an acronym for the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures,  and the nine-digit, alphanumeric CUSIP numbers that are used to identify securities, including municipal bonds.

A CUSIP number, similar to a serial number, is assigned to each maturity of a municipal security issue.

CUSIP is the unique nine-character alphanumeric identifier assigned to each security issued in the United States or Canada.

The identifier embeds intelligence of security's issuer and issue and is linked to a detailed description of the issue.

Association of Numbering Agencies (ANNA) brings together national numbering agencies representing more than 120 nations to facilitate global securities trading, clearance and settlement. CUSIP Global Services and the Swiss ANNA Service Bureau, the organisation's centralised data hub.

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