CMS symbols

The CMS convention is used to code stocks and ETFs. There is a space between the root and the suffix.

As an example, the Bank of America warrant class A will be coded as BAC WSA, Berkshire Hathaway class B is coded as BRK B

Security Categorization	CMS Suffix
Preferred	PR
Preferred Class class A	PRA
Class “A”	A
Preferred when distributed	PRWD
When distributed	WD
Warrants	WS
Warrants Class “A”	WSA
Called	CL
Class “A” Called	ACL
Preferred called	PRCL
Preferred “A” called	PRACL
Preferred “A” when issued	PRAWI
Emerging Company Marketplace	EC
Partial Paid	PP
Convertible	CV
Convertible called	CVCL
Class Convertible	ACV
Preferred (class A) Convertible	PRACV
Preferred (class A) when Distributed	PRAWD
Rights	RT
Units	U
When issued	WI
Rights when issued	RTWI
Preferred when issued	PRWI
Class "A" when issued	AWI
Warrrant when issued	WSWI