Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - W
For example: I25000010 indicates that the index values are for a French index.
"I" identifies the record as an index record
"250" is the country code for France
EXCHANGE RATE IDENTIFIERS:
Byte 1: space
Byte 2: E
Byte 3: X
Byte 4: C
Byte 5: H
Byte 6: space
Bytes 7-9: WORLDSCOPE Country Code
For example: " EXCH 756" is the exchange rate identifier for Switzerland's exchange rate.
"756" is the country code for Switzerland
Worldscope Identifier - Mult Share 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Descriptive Data, Current Items; Fields 20003, 20103, 20203, 20303, 20403, 20503, 20603, respectively
All Industries:
WORLDSCOPE IDENTIFIER - MULT SHARE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 represents a nine digit code assigned by
Worldscope for each type of common/ordinary share of a company. This identifier provides a link to the
detailed information for each security.
See definition for WORLDSCOPE IDENTIFIER for information on how this identifier is derived.
Worldscope Permanent I.D.
Descriptive Data, Current Items; Field 06105
All Industries:
WORLDSCOPE PERMANENT I.D. represents a permanent identifier assigned to a company or security
on the database. For non-US companies and securities, it is the Worldscope Identifier. For US companies
and securities, it is derived using the same method used for non-US identifiers. These identifiers are
based on the country where the company is domiciled and are derived as follows:
Byte 1: C
Bytes 2-4: WORLDSCOPE country code
Bytes 5-8: Four digit unique company identifier
Byte 9: 0 for company identifiers; a letter for security identifiers
This item is also available at the security level.
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