This months’ FIRDS data analysis provides some interesting insights including some new data points provided after a few industry participants reached out after the DSB’s previous blog on the topic. Most DSB ISINs have not yet made their way to FIRDS: 8.2mm OTC ISINs have been created 16% of all DSB ISINs are in FIRDS […]

This note focuses on both OTC ISIN creation and search trends to provide users with more insight into how the DSB is being used. ISINs Created Most DSB ISINs have not been reported to FIRDS (20% regulatory reporting rate) 10 firms continue to create 75% of all DSB ISINs – 3 venues + 7 banks […]