
a common base upon which professionals can describe and refer to data content, replac-
ing the diversity and variation that exists in today’s business world.
Above all, it provides an integrated and extensible framework for navigating the
data content produced by the international capital markets on a daily, and in some cases
intraday, basis. It presents a pragmatic and readily understood means of working with
financial data. In this way it serves the needs of all data business users by providing a
single, standard structure.
On the other hand, it’s also pretty important to be clear here on what this guide does
not intend to provide. It does not imply ...