ISO/FDIS 18774

FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 18774
ISO/TC 68/SC 4
Securities and related financial
Secretariat: SNV
instruments — Financial Instrument Short
Voting begins on:
Name (FISN)
2005-10-20
Voting terminates on:
Valeurs mobilières et instruments financiers connexes — Nom court de
2005-12-20
l'instrument financier (FISN)



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ISO/FDIS 18774:2005(E)
Foreword
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Securities and related financial instruments.
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Introduction
The Financial Instrument Short Name (FISN) code has been developed to provide a consistent and uniform
approach to standardize short descriptions for financial instruments. It aims to harmonize the existing market
practices that are in use on a national and individual entity level.
With the growth of cross-border trading, the requirement to improve communi
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