CUSIP CODE
The CUSIP numbering system is the standard method for identifying securities throughout the US financial industry. The CUSIP number is a 9-digit alphanumeric number which is permanently allocated to each issue and identifying that single issue and no other issue. CUSIP numbers are also assigned to most Canadian securities. (Exceptions being issues of purely domestic interest such as municipal debt securities. Such securities are issued CUSIP compatible codes by the Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd.) Exchange Handbook Glossary