FAQ
Find answers to frequently asked questions about OpenFIGI, including FIGI assignment and mapping, account management, API usage, and general site functionality.
Institutional Accounts
What is an institutional account?
An institutional account allows users to share a common username and password, but requires individual institutional emails to access the account. It allows multiple users (max 20) to share an account. All users within the account can edit and remove approved emails.
How do I reset my password?
If you've forgotten your password, click Forgot password on the login page, and follow instructions to reset it.
FIGI Mapping and Market Sector Allocation
Where can I see how the FIGI is assigned across each market sector?
Please refer to the FIGI allocation rules for assignment by market sector or find the link in the About/Overview section of the site.
How is the FIGI check digit calculated?
- 'BB' - identifying Bloomberg as a certified provider
- 'KK' - identifying Kaiko as a certified provider
The third character is always 'G', denoting 'Global'. Characters 4-11 are alphanumeric (excluding vowels), and the 12th character is a numeric check digit, which is used to validate the accuracy of the entire number. The check digit formula is based on the Modulus 10 Double Add Double technique and is applied to every FIGI.
- Convert each letter to a number using the table below. Digits keep their own value.
- Working from right to left, multiply every second value by two, starting with the second value from the right.
- Add up the individual digits of the resulting values (for example, 42 adds 4 + 2).
- Subtract the total from the next higher number ending in zero. If the total already ends in zero, the check digit is zero.
Letters are converted to numbers starting with A = 10, with each subsequent letter incremented by 1. Vowels are never used within a FIGI.
| A = 10 | F = 15 | K = 20 | P = 25 | U = 30 | Z = 35 |
| B = 11 | G = 16 | L = 21 | Q = 26 | V = 31 | |
| C = 12 | H = 17 | M = 22 | R = 27 | W = 32 | |
| D = 13 | I = 18 | N = 23 | S = 28 | X = 33 | |
| E = 14 | J = 19 | O = 24 | T = 29 | Y = 34 |
For example, the first 11 characters of the FIGI for IBM's New York listing are BBG000BLNQ1:
| Character | Value | Multiply by | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| B | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| G | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| B | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| L | 21 | 2 | 42 |
| N | 23 | 1 | 23 |
| Q | 26 | 2 | 52 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1+1 + 2+2 + 1+6 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1+1 + 4+2 + 2+3 + 5+2 + 1 = 34
40 - 34 = 6The check digit is 6, so the full FIGI is BBG000BLNQ16.
Are bulk instrument files available on the site?
Bulk flat files are not available on the site. However, the OpenFIGI Search page supports exporting up to 5000 results to a .CSV formatted Excel file. Bulk mapping can also be done via the free web-based mapping API at a rate limit of 25,000 jobs per minute.
How can I map to futures and options?
- Full Exchange Symbol
- OPRA Symbol
- Unique Identifier for Future Option
- OCC Symbol
- Local Exchange Security Symbol
Can 3rd party identifiers be returned through the OpenFIGI API?
Unfortunately, licensing and redistribution restrictions prevents the API from returning 3rd party proprietary identifiers. However, the API does return results in the exact order they were requested.
Usage and Fees
Do I need to pay for the service if I want to store them in my database or share it with my counterparty?
The FIGI symbology, under the auspice of the Object Management Group, is provided free of charge to all, and for the public trust and benefit. There is no cost recovery, licensing or re-use restrictions or hidden fees for access, use, or redistribution of the FIGI symbology.
FIGI remains the only globally used standard for identifying financial instruments that incorporates the MIT open source license within the standard itself - ensuring the identifier and associated metadata remains open source. It is a US National Standard (X9), as well as a global standard through the Object Management Group, and adopted as a national standard in Brazil
Browser support
Which browsers are supported?
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
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