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The Market Identifier Code (MIC) (ISO 10383) is a unique identification code used to identify securities trading exchanges, regulated and non-regulated trading markets. The MIC is a four alphanumeric character code, and is defined in ISO 10383 [ 1 ] by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [ 2 ]
It contains the ISIN and the Market Identifier Code (MIC) as well as e.g. the Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI)-code and other information of the instrument. The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code is conveyed by the ISSR. In the following example record in JSON format, [4] the ISSR is represented by "Issr" : "851WYGNLUQLFZBSYGB56".
For example, the Apple mini-options symbol is AAPL7. [6] Examples: AAPL7 131101C00470000. The above symbol represents a mini call option (10 shares) on AAPL, with a strike price of $470, expiring on Nov 1, 2013. AAPL 131101C00470000. The above symbol represents the standard call option (100 shares), with the same strike and expiration date.
Reference data is a catch all term used in the finance industry to describe counterparty and security identifiers used when making a trade.As opposed to market data the reference data is used to complete financial transactions and settle those transactions.
To name a specific contract in a financial futures market, the month code will follow the contract code, and in turn be followed by the year. For example, CLZ3 is the December 2023 NYMEX crude oil contract. CL denotes crude oil (crude light), Z corresponds to the December delivery month, and 3 refers to 2023.
ISO 10962, known as Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI), is a six-letter-code used in the financial services industry to classify and describe the structure and function of a financial instrument (in the form of security or contract) as part of the instrument reference data.
In 2009, Bloomberg released Bloomberg’s Open Symbology ("BSYM"), a system for identifying financial instruments across asset classes. [1]As of 2014 the name and identifier called 'Bloomberg Global Identifier' (BBGID) was replaced in full and adopted by the Object Management Group and Bloomberg with the standard renamed as the 'Financial Instrument Global Identifier' (FIGI).
The market data for a particular instrument would include the identifier of the instrument and where it was traded such as the ticker symbol and exchange code plus the latest bid and ask price and the time of the last trade. It may also include other information such as volume traded, bid, and offer sizes and static data about the financial ...