The Motley Fool

The CUSIP Number Explained

Think of it as a stock's bar code number. A CUSIP number is a security's identifying number, not unlike a product's catalog or bar code number. Its nine digits are assigned by Committee on Uniform ...
Investopedia

Dummy Cusip Number: What It Is, How It Works

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...
The Bond Buyer

SEC approves changes to MSRB Rule G-34 on CUSIP requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's proposed changes to its Rule G-34 on CUSIP numbers, which both issuers and muni advisors said will ...
Yahoo Finance

Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Rise in October

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for October 2023. The report, which tracks the issuance of ...
Yahoo Finance

CUSIP Request Volumes for New Corporate Securities Increase in June

NORWALK, Conn., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for June 2025. The report, which tracks the issuance of ...
JD Supra

Capital Markets Insight: How to Know When You Need a Temporary CUSIP Number for Reopenings

If you are involved in issuing or trading securities, you are familiar with CUSIP numbers, the ninedigit alphanumeric codes that identify specific securities in the United States and Canada. What you ...
AOL

iShares Obtains New Cusip Numbers For Four ETFs

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BlackRock, Inc. (NYS: BLK) today announced that four of its iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have obtained new CUSIP numbers for operational reasons. Effective ...
Business Insider

Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Surge in October

NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for October 2024. The report, which tracks the issuance of ...
WatersTechnology

Cusip finds new home at FactSet as industry watches warily

FactSet ended its year with a bang—for its buck, that is. On December 27, the financial data provider announced that it would acquire Cusip Global Services (CGS), the operator of the Cusip reference ...
Risk

As legal letters fly, Cusip licensing debate rolls on

In May, a US broker-dealer received a letter from FactSet threatening to turn off its access to Cusips – nine-digit alphanumeric codes that uniquely identify nearly all North American stocks and bonds ...

CUSIP Request Volumes for New Corporate and Municipal Securities Rise in October

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for October 2025. The report, ...