ISIN (International Securities ID Number)

Property	Value
A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	ISIN
The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	WORLD (World)
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	International Securities Identification Number (en)
Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name	International Securities ID Number (en)
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	An International Securities Identification Number, or ISIN, is a unique twelve-digit code that is assigned to every security issuance in the world. This number is used to facilitate the trading, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, especially across borders. The organization that allocates ISINs in any particular country is the country's respective National Numbering Agency (NNA). ISIN codes have a total of 12 characters that consist of both letters and numbers. These include the country in which the issuing company is headquartered (first two digits), along with a number specific to the security (middle nine digits), and a final character, which acts as a check. An example of an ISIN number for a US company’s stock certificate could look like this: US-000402625-0 (dashes incorporated for simplicity). On the other hand, a theoretical Namibian company could have an ISIN, which appears as NA-000K0VF05-4. The middle nine digits of the ISIN are computer-generated in a complex formula. These are critical in helping protect against counterfeiting and forgery.
Category of business identifiers. Identifier category	Identification Number

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