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How to Obtain a CUSIP Number

🧾 How to Obtain a CUSIP Number

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🔍 What is a CUSIP?

A CUSIP (Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures) number is a unique 9-digit code assigned to securities, such as stocks, bonds, structured products, and digital asset-backed instruments. It enables standardized identification, clearing, and trading in U.S. and global financial markets.

📋 Why You May Need a CUSIP

You may need a CUSIP if you're issuing or listing:

📌 Instrument Type 💬 Why You Need It
🏦 Corporate Bonds For tracking, listing, and clearing
🪙 Tokenized Assets (e.g., USCPBGOLD) For regulatory registration and settlement
📃 Private Placement Memorandums For institutional compliance and portfolio audits
🏛️ Government or Municipal Bonds For transparency and central clearing
🪪 Preferred or Common Shares For trade matching and custodial tracking

🛠️ Steps to Obtain a CUSIP

✅ Step 1: Prepare Legal Documentation

Ensure you have all legal offering documents ready:

  • Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) or Prospectus

  • Articles of Incorporation / Trust Deed

  • Issuer Identity (Entity documents, TIN/EIN, D-U-N-S Number)

  • Legal opinion (optional but recommended for complex instruments)

✅ Step 2: Determine Eligibility

You must be issuing a financial instrument that will be traded, cleared, or tracked in financial systems. CUSIPs can be assigned to:

  • Public or private debt/equity instruments

  • Structured notes or digitally tokenized assets

  • Mutual funds, hedge funds, and securitized pools

✅ Step 3: Apply Through CUSIP Global Services (CGS)

Visit: https://www.cusip.com

  • Select “Request an Identifier.”

  • Complete the online form

  • Upload supporting documentation

  • Pay the application fee (typically $100–$300 per CUSIP)

✅ Step 4: Receive and Distribute

Once assigned:

  • You’ll receive an official CUSIP certificate

  • Add it to your legal documents

  • Share with custodians, underwriters, and clearing agents

  • If applicable, connect with Euroclear, DTC, Clearstream, or a blockchain registrar

🔐 For USCPBGOLD and Other Digital Assets

US Capital Private Bank structures all asset-backed instruments, such as USCPBGOLD, using compliant legal wrappers (e.g., gold trust structures), which are eligible for:

  • CUSIP

  • ISIN

  • Bloomberg terminal tracking

  • International clearing compatibility

Our compliance desk can assist you with CUSIP applications for qualified instruments.

📨 To begin your token CUSIP registration, email:
👉 [email protected]

⚠️ Compliance Reminder

CUSIPs are issued only after review of documentation. Issuers are subject to:

  • Securities Exchange Act

  • FINRA, SEC, and AML/KYC compliance

  • Digital asset issuers may need additional disclosures if the asset behaves like a security

📎 Related Terms

  • ISIN – Global identifier incorporating CUSIP

  • DTC Eligibility – Requirement for electronic clearing

  • Blockchain Custody – Secured identity of tokenized CUSIP assets

  • Bearer Bonds / Collateral Certificates – Often registered with CUSIP for tracking

📞 Contact US Capital Private Bank

📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: https://uscapitalprivatebank.com
📞 Phone: +971529926005

🎥 Learn more about asset-backed digital securities:
📺 US Capital Private Bank Educational Video

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