CUSIP: A Common Language for Efficient Markets

CUSIP: A Common Language for Efficient Marketsprovides an in-depth look at the importance of a uniform language for identifying and describing financial instruments, and how this language facilitates efficient and accurate trading and settlement and meets market needs. The guide focuses on the pivotal role of CUSIP Global Services (CGS) in issuing reliable and trusted identifiers, distributing reference databases of issuers and issues for investors and other market participants, and mitigating market risk. CUSIP also describes the evolving system of international identifiers and how CGS collaborates with financial organizations at home and across the globe.