FIGI — Additional Data Points

Raised by Tom Rutt:

Request service data points: how will additional data points be specified? Will they require subsequent versions of the FIGI spec?

Additional Data Points

There is reference to the possible need for additional data points being incorporated into FIGI moving forward. To explicate this a little, add the following text to Appendix B, section 2 immediately following the sentence "Owing to the diverse nature of financial instruments, it is expected that additional data points will be required, particularly as the coverage provided by FIGI expands, to provide decisive identification of financial instruments. ":
". (If such is viewed as necessary by either the Registration Authority or by a Certtified Provider (see B.3), a revision of this specification will be required so as to fully document the additional classes or vocabularies.) "