Subject:
Alt ID structures

Posted by:
Rajesh Jethwa of UBS Warburg on 02 August, 2001 at 10:41:35:

Message:
Hi

Does anybody know where I can get a comprehensive detailed list of the standards used for the construction/format of financial instrument identifier codes, such as ISINs, Cusips, etc.
The type of stuff I'm looking for is info stating that, for instance, for ISIN codes, the first two characters should always be an ISO standard country code; it is always 12 digits long; positions 3 to 12 can be alphanumeric; the last digit is a check digit using the 10s complement methodology; etc

I need this sort of information for as many international Alt ID's (i.e. ISIN, Cusip, Sedol, Wert, Valoren, Common, Sicovam, etc)

Many thanks if you can help

Rgds

Raj