Company Security Information and Identifiers
Master Securities List API
What is a Master Securities List?
A Master Securities List is a database that documents information about securities traded in financial markets. The list typically encompasses data such as the name of the company/issuer, the class of security, unique security identifiers, and other pertinent details relevant to each security.
The primary purpose of a Master Securities List is to serve as a foundational resource for financial institutions, traders, analysts, and investors. It provides a standardized reference for identifying and tracking securities across various markets, platforms and APIs, where they may be referenced by different identifiers at each source. This standardized tracking is crucial for accurate reporting, trading, portfolio management, and compliance monitoring.
The Master Securities List API
The Master Securities List data is updated from multiple official SEC data sources, once a week. The data covers securities for US public companies that file with the SEC, and typically includes the CIK and name for the issuing company, and a CUSIP, ticker, exchange and description for each security.
Master Securities List API DocsWhy is the Master Securities List useful?
The Master Securities List API is crucial in scenarios where the same security might be listed under different identifiers like CIK, CUSIP, or ticker symbols across multiple data sources. The API acts as a unifying tool, bridging the gaps between disparate sources and ensuring that users can reliably track and compare the same security or company no matter the original filing type / data source or the identifier used. For instance, an investor tracking a specific company's stock might encounter different identifiers in 13F Institutional data, where CUSIPs are typically used, and 3/4/5 Insider trading data, where the issuing company's CIK is used.
This unified approach to security identification is invaluable for investors, analysts, and financial institutions who rely on synthesizing data from diverse sources for comprehensive market analysis, portfolio management, and regulatory compliance. By leveraging the Master Securities List API, users can seamlessly integrate, map and normalize data from multiple feeds, ensuring consistency in their analyses.
Example API Data
{
"data": [
{
"cik": "1957783",
"name": "MachTen, Inc.",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "MACT",
"exchange": "OTC",
"cusip": "55449T109"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1953988",
"name": "WEB3 Corp",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "WEBT",
"exchange": "OTC",
"cusip": "860914100"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1951378",
"name": "Qilun Group Inc.",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "QLUNF",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1941189",
"name": "Tian'an Technology Group Ltd",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "TANAF",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1938338",
"name": "GlobalTech Corp",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "GLTK",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1933644",
"name": "Medlive Technology Co., Ltd./ADR",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "MDLVY",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1931055",
"name": "Medinotec Inc.",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "MDNC",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1921332",
"name": "AZTECH GLOBAL LTD./ADR",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "AZTGY",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1919182",
"name": "Eco Bright Future, Inc.",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "EBFI",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
},
{
"cik": "1918884",
"name": "Metaterra Corp.",
"securities": [
{
"ticker": "MTRC",
"exchange": "OTC"
}
]
}
],
"metadata": {
"total": 8387,
"count": 10,
"page": 1,
"pages": 839
}
}