Definition
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures. The committee which supplies a unique nine-character identification, called a CUSIP number, for each class of security approved for trading in the U.S., to facilitate clearing and settlement. These numbers are used when any buy and sell orders are recorded.
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'CUSIP' appears in these other terms:
CUSIP number, dummy CUSIP
'CUSIP' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:
Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedure (CUSIP) number, International Securities Identification Numbering (ISIN)
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