CQS symbols

The CQS convention is used to code stocks and ETFs.

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

Security Categorization	CQS Suffix
Preferred	p
Preferred Class class A	pA
Class “A”	.A
Preferred when distributed	p.WD
When distributed	.WD
Warrants	.WS
Warrants Class “A”	.WS.A
Called	.CL
Class “A” Called	.A.CL
Preferred called	p.CL
Preferred “A” called	pA.CL
Preferred “A” when issued	pAw
Emerging Company Marketplace	.EC
Partial Paid	.PP
Convertible	.CV
Convertible called	.CV.CL
Class Convertible	.A.CV
Preferred (class A) Convertible	pA.CV
Preferred (class A) when Distributed	pA.WD
Rights	r
Units	.U
When issued	w
Rights when issued	rw
Preferred when issued	pw
Class "A" when issued	.Aw
Warrrant when issued	.WSw