What does the DA, DB, and DC at the end of RIC but before the dot mean?

duckman

Sometimes when I request data for a RIC, TRTH returns 3 RICs. They are the same for the first 3 or 4 letters, but some have DA, DC after the original RIC and before the ".". So what do they mean? all fields are the same for these RICs.

An example is AEJ.AX. When I requested daily price data for AEJ.AX, there are AEJ.AX, AEJDC.AX, and AEJDA.AX.

veerapath.rungruengrayubkul

Please refer to this FAQ. For more information, please contact content experts by opening a case via MyRefinitiv.

Referto Quote pages <AU/CHAR1> to <AU/CHAR4>.To give you an example, an ordinary RIC will be converted to deferred RIC with the extension DA or DC and it will trade for 10-15 days.It will revert back to the ordinary share, only the trading in deferred is complete within 15 days. E.g. When <BHP.AX> trades in deferred, it will have the RIC as <BHPDA.AX> or <BHPDC.AX> and will have a different ISIN. Once it completes the trading, it will revert back to <BHP.AX> with the old ISIN. Please note that the RICs mentioned here are just examples for better explanation. 

Christiaan Meihsl

@duckman, could you please share the exact query you used (body of the request) that returns the 3 RICs in your example ? That will help mus investigate.

gteage01

https://community.developers.refinitiv.com/discussion/comment/52106#Comment_52106

@Christiaan Meihsl identifier RIC: is a Historical instrument, I can see the reference to the DA and DC in the search screen:

https://hosted.datascope.reuters.com/DataScope/details/RIC_QUVKLkFY%5EEN

gteage01

@duckman this question looks like a content query, which would need to be answered by a Content Specialist. You can access our content experts by opening a Case via MyRefinitiv. This forum is for API related questions and discussions.