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• SEDOL
  A SEDOL (Stock Exchange Daily Official List) is a seven-character alphanumeric identifier issued by the London Stock Exchange. New SEDOL numbers issued after March 8, 2004 are seven character alphanumeric codes with the following structure:

  Position	Value Type	Values
  1	Alpha	B - Z (excluding vowels)
  2	Alphanumeric	0 - 9 and B - Z (excluding vowels)
  3	Alphanumeric	0 - 9 and B - Z (excluding vowels)
  4	Alphanumeric	0 - 9 and B - Z (excluding vowels)
  5	Alphanumeric	0 - 9 and B - Z (excluding vowels)
  6	Alphanumeric	0 - 9 and B - Z (excluding vowels)
  7	Numeric	0 - 9

  
  
  Existing numeric SEDOLs (created before March 8, 2004) will not be affected and will follow the previous format. The previous SEDOL format is as follows: the first character defined the series, the next five characters identified the security within the series, and the seventh character is a check digit. The check digit ensures that the SEDOL number is correctly reported.

  The first character in the previous SEDOL format defined the series as follows:

  0 and 3 = Securities quoted in the U.K. and Ireland
  1 = Reserved for internal purposes
  2 = Securities quoted in North and South America
  4, 5, and 7 = Securities quoted in Europe
  6 = Securities quoted in the Far East, Australia
  8 = Traded options, London international financial for use by the London Stock Exchange
  9 = Reserved for customers

  Miscellaneous Characters:
  
  
  • An asterisk (*) at the beginning of an identifier often means it is a Canadian issue trading on a Canadian exchange.
  • A period (.) at the end of an identifier often means that this is a Canadian issue trading on an American exchange.
  • The number three (3) at the beginning of an identifier often means that this is a pink sheet company.
• Seller of Assets
• Servicer
• SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle)
• Statutory Guarantee
• Step-up Coupon
  A bond interest payment that varies over time but on a predetermined schedule.
• Strike Event
• Strike Price
• Subordinated (status)
• SWAP
  Bond with one interest rate in the early years of the bond's life, followed by a second interest rate in later years. Split-coupon issues in which the interest rate increases in later years are also called step-up notes.
• Tax Gross Up
• Tier 1 - Core Securities
• Tier 1 - Innovative Securities
• Tier 3 Securities
• Transferor of Assets
• Trust
• Trust Deed
• Trustee
• Unsubordinated (status)
• Upper Tier 2 Securities
• Wertpapier Kenn Number (WKN)
  A Wertpapier Number (WPK) is six-digit numeric code, issued by Wertpapier Kenn, used in Germany.
  A security may have only one WPK identifier. Different ranges of numbers are used for different classes of securities: 0-499,999 are for fixed income securities, 500,000-999,999 are for equities, warrants, and unit trusts.
• Whole Business Securitisation

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