ISO 10962 is the CFI (Classification of Financial Instruments) code maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is an alphabetical code consisting of 6 letters. The first letter is the category, the second is the group, and the remaining letters show special attributes of the group. The letter X always means Not Applicable/Undefined.
The code is issued by the members of ANNA, the Association of National Numbering Agencies
Here are some of the possible codes:
| Category | Group | Attribute 1 | Attribute 2 | Attribute 3 | Attribute 4 | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D = Debt Instruments | (D-*-*-*-*-*) | |||||
| B - Bonds | F - Fixed interest rate | (D-B-*-*-*-*) | ||||
| C - Convertible Bonds | V - Variable interest rate | (D-C-*-*-*-*) | ||||
| M - Miscellaneous | X - Not available | (D-M-*-*-*-*) | ||||
| T - Medium-term notes | Z - Zero interest rate | (D-T-*-*-*-*) | ||||
| W - Warrants attached to bonds | (D-W-*-*-*-*) | |||||
| Y - Money market instruments | (D-Y-*-*-*-*) | |||||
| E = Equities | (E-*-*-*-*-*) | |||||
| S - Shares | Voting Right | Ownership | Payment Status | Form | (E-S-*-*-*-*) | |
| E = Enhanced voting | (E-S-E-*-*-*) | |||||
| N = Non-voting | (E-S-N-*-*-*) | |||||
| R = Restricted voting | (E-S-R-*-*-*) | |||||
| V = Voting | (E-S-V-*-*-*) | |||||
| T = Restrictions | (E-S-*-T-*-*) | |||||
| U = Free | (E-S-*-F-*-*) | |||||
| F = Fully paid | (E-S-*-*-F-*) | |||||
| O = Nil paid | (E-S-*-*-O-*) | |||||
| P = Partly paid | (E-S-*-*-P-*) | |||||
| A = Registered depository receipt | (E-S-*-*-*-A) | |||||
| B = Bearer | (E-S-*-*-*-B) | |||||
| N = Bearer/Registered | (E-S-*-*-*-N) | |||||
| R = Registered | (E-S-*-*-*-R) | |||||
| Z = Bearer depository receipt | (E-S-*-*-*-Z) |
Read more about ISO 10962: Classification of CFI Codes