CUSIP number

{
  "id": "MLC-T-FIN-000105",
  "term": "CUSIP number",
  "field": "Finance and investing",
  "term_source": "CUSIP Number",
  "definition": "CUSIP stands for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures. A CUSIP number identifies most financial instruments, including: stocks of all registered U.S. and Canadian companies, commercial paper, and U.S. government and municipal bonds. The CUSIP system (formally known as CUSIP Global Services) - owned by the American Bankers Association and managed by Standard & Poor’s Global Market Intelligence - helps facilitate the clearance and settlement process of securities.\n\nCUSIP numbers consist of nine characters (including letters and numbers) that uniquely identify a company or issuer and the type of financial instrument. A similar system is used to identify foreign securities (CUSIP International Numbering System or CINS). CINS employs the same nine character identifier as CUSIP, but also contains a letter in the first position to signify the issuer's country or geographic region.",
  "references": [
    "SEC Investor.gov Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/finance/cusip-number/"
}