# Cboe BZX Exchange U.S. Listing Corporate Actions Specification

Version 1.0.26 · March 31, 2026

## Introduction

Cboe will disseminate three reports, each on a daily basis, containing corporate action information for issues listed on Cboe BZX Exchange. All reports are available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET via the Cboe Web Portal or through Cboe DataShop. They are all published in pipe-delimited ("|") text format.

### Daily Listed Securities Report Overview

The Cboe Daily Listed Securities Report contains essential information regarding each issue listed on Cboe BZX Exchange.

The Daily Listed Securities Report is delivered via the Cboe Web Portal and Cboe DataShop. Reports with CUSIP are available to those licensed within the Report Subscription Tool in the Cboe Customer Web Portal. Daily Listed Securities Reports without CUSIP are available in Cboe DataShop.

In order to subscribe to the Daily Listed Securities Report, firms must complete the order form found at Cboe Market Data Services Onboarding and have a signed Global Data Agreement.

### Daily Distributions Report Overview

The Cboe Daily Distributions Report contains corporate actions categorized as distributions as they are confirmed by Cboe Listings and the listed company. Distributions will appear on this report from the day they are announced until the day the distribution has completed. Examples of corporate actions that are published in this report are new dividends and stock splits.

The Daily Distributions Report is delivered via the Cboe Web Portal and Cboe DataShop. Reports with CUSIP are available to those licensed within the Report Subscription Tool in the Cboe Customer Web Portal. Daily Distributions reports without CUSIP are available in Cboe DataShop.

In order to subscribe to the Daily Distributions Report, firms must complete the order form found at Cboe Market Data Services Onboarding and have a signed Global Data Agreement.

### Daily Corporate Actions Report Overview

The Cboe Daily Corporate Actions Report contains all corporate actions that are not published in the Daily Distributions Report as they are confirmed by Cboe Listings and the listed company. Corporate actions will appear on this report from the day they are announced until the effective date. Examples of corporate actions that are published in this report are new listings, de-listings and name changes.

The Daily Corporate Actions Report is delivered via the Cboe Web Portal and Cboe DataShop. Reports with CUSIP are available to those licensed within the Report Subscription Tool in the Cboe Customer Web Portal. Daily Corporate Actions Reports without CUSIP are available in Cboe DataShop.

In order to subscribe to the Daily Corporate Actions Report, firms must complete the order form found at Cboe Market Data Services Onboarding and have a signed Global Data Agreement.

## Report Format

### Header Record

Reports in pipe-delimited text format will have a header record containing the following fields:

**Table 1. Header Record Format**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Environment | The environment for which the file was generated. Allowed values: `CERT` = Certification `PROD` = Production |
| Report Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) that the report was published. |
| Record Count | The number of records in the file, including the header. |

### Daily Listed Securities Report Fields

Each record on the Daily Listed Securities Report will contain the following fields:

**Table 1. Daily Listed Securities Report Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Symbol of Listed Security (upper case) in CMS symbology. |
| CUSIP | The nine-character CUSIP assigned to the symbol on the day the report is published. CUSIP is a unique nine-character alphanumeric code appearing on the face of each stock or bond certificate that is assigned to a security by Standard & Poor's Corporation. CUSIP numbers are the property of the American Bankers Association (ABA) and are administered by Standard & Poor's. Since Cboe Global Markets neither owns nor controls CUSIP numbers, distributors cannot be authorized to receive the daily list or fundamental data files including CUSIP Data unless they have a license in place with CUSIP. Distributors Please note: Cboe Global Markets is not responsible for obtaining written approval from CUSIP prior to authorizing data distributors to externally redistribute CUSIP data; it is the responsibility of the data distributor to obtain such CUSIP permission for their downstream customers. |
| Issue Name | A text field representing the name of the issue. |
| Issue Type | The type of issue: common, preferred, etc. Allowed values: Class ETF Shares Closed-End Fund Commodity Futures Trust Shares Commodity Index Trust Shares Commodity-Based Trust Shares Commodity-Linked Securities Convertible Debt Currency Trust Shares Currency Warrants Derivative Securities Traded under UTP Equity Gold Shares Equity Index-Linked Securities Exchange-Traded Fund Shares Fixed Income Index-Linked Securities Futures-Linked Securities Index Fund Shares Index Warrants Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes Managed Fund Shares Managed Portfolio Shares Managed Trust Securities Multifactor Index-Linked Securities Other Securities Partnership Units Portfolio Depository Receipts Preferred Stock Primary Equity Right Secondary Class of Common Selected Equity-linked Debt Securities (SEEDS) Tracking Fund Shares Trust Certificates Trust Issued Receipts Trust Units Units Warrant |
| Currency | Currency of the issue (ISO code) |
| Outstanding Shares | Integer representing the number of shares outstanding for the issue. Will be ‘N/A’ for all ETPs . |
| Test Symbol | Indicates whether or not the issue is a test symbol. Allowed values: `Y` = Yes `N` = No |
| Market Category | The Market Category of a security. Allowed values: Tier 1 Tier 2 |
| First Date Traded | The date the issue first traded as a BZX Listed Issue |
| IPO Flag | Indicates if the issue conducted an Initial Public Offering on Cboe. Allowed values: `Y` = Yes `N` = No |
| Expiration Date | Date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) that a security (warrant, when issued, etc.) expires. |
| Separation Date | Date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) that a unit or warrant is separating from the associated common stock. |
| When Issued Flag | Indicates if the issue is in a "when-issued" status. Allowed values: `Y` = Yes `N` = No |
| When Distributed Flag | Indicates if the issue is in a "when-distributed" status. Allowed values: `Y` = Yes `N` = No |
| Round Lot Quantity | Integer indicating the number of shares that define a round lot. |
| Notes | Free-form text field for notes pertaining to the issue. |
| Financial Status | Values: `0` = Normal `1` = Bankrupt `2` = Below Continuing Listing Standards `3` = Bankrupt & Below Continuing Listing Standards `4` = Late Filing `5` = Bankrupt & Late Filing `6` = Below Continuing Listing Standards & Late Filing `7` = Bankrupt, Below Continuing Listing Standards & Late Filing `8` = Creations Suspended (for Exchange Traded Product) `9` = Redemptions Suspended (for Exchange Traded Product) `A` = Liquidation (for Exchange Traded Product) |

### Daily Distribution Report Fields

Each record on the Daily Distribution Report will contain the following fields:

**Table 1. Daily Distribution Report Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Symbol of Listed Security (upper case) in CMS symbology. |
| CUSIP | The nine-character CUSIP assigned to the symbol on the day the report is published. CUSIP is a unique nine-character alphanumeric code appearing on the face of each stock or bond certificate that is assigned to a security by Standard & Poor's Corporation. CUSIP numbers are the property of the American Bankers Association (ABA) and are administered by Standard & Poor's. Since Cboe Global Markets neither owns nor controls CUSIP numbers, distributors cannot be authorized to receive the daily list or fundamental data files including CUSIP Data unless they have a license in place with CUSIP. Distributors Please note: Cboe Global Markets is not responsible for obtaining written approval from CUSIP prior to authorizing data distributors to externally redistribute CUSIP data; it is the responsibility of the data distributor to obtain such CUSIP permission for their downstream customers. |
| Issue Name | A text field representing the name of the issue. |
| Issue Type | The type of issue: common, preferred, etc. Allowed values: Class ETF Shares Closed-End Fund Commodity Futures Trust Shares Commodity Index Trust Shares Commodity-Based Trust Shares Commodity-Linked Securities Convertible Debt Currency Trust Shares Currency Warrants Derivative Securities Traded under UTP Equity Gold Shares Equity Index-Linked Securities Exchange-Traded Fund Shares Fixed Income Index-Linked Securities Futures-Linked Securities Index Fund Shares Index Warrants Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes Managed Fund Shares Managed Portfolio Shares Managed Trust Securities Multifactor Index-Linked Securities Other Securities Partnership Units Portfolio Depository Receipts Preferred Stock Primary Equity Right Secondary Class of Common Selected Equity-linked Debt Securities (SEEDS) Trust Certificates Trust Issued Receipts Trust Units Units Warrant |
| Currency | Currency of the issue (ISO code) |
| Outstanding Shares | Integer representing the number of shares outstanding for the issue. ‘N/A’ for all ETPs . |
| Corporate Action Type | A text field containing the type of corporate action. Allowed values: Cash Dividend Long-Term Capital Gain Short-Term Capital Gain Reverse Stock Split Stock Split Spin Off Stock Dividend Ex-Rights Ex-Warrants Return of Capital Other |
| Corporate Action ID | An integer value that will uniquely identify the corporate action. This identifier will be unique across all corporate action types. |
| Corporate Action Status | The status of the data associated with the corporate action. Allowed values: `Added` = Added since last report `Cancelled` = Cancelled since last report `Unchanged` = No update since last report `Updated` = Updated since last report |
| Cancellation Reason | If the Corporate Action Status is ‘Cancelled’ this field will supply a reason for the cancellation. |
| Declared Date | The date when the corporate action was announced. |
| Updated Date | The date when the data associated with the corporate action was last updated. |
| Frequency | If applicable, indicates the frequency of the distribution. Allowed values: Weekly Monthly Quarterly Semi-annually Annually One Time/Special |
| Ex-Date | Represents the first date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) that the issue will be quoted without ("ex") the dividend or distribution. |
| Record Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) that all holders of record are entitled to a distribution payment. |
| Payment Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) that the distribution is paid to the shareowner. |
| Cash Amount | When applicable a numeric factor relating the amount of the cash dividend. For example, a 7-cent dividend would carry a value of 0.07 in this field. |
| Stock Amount | When applicable a numeric factor relating the ratio of the stock dividend/split. For example, a 2-for-1 stock split would result in a value of 2 in this field whereas a 1-for-2 reverse stock split would result in a value of 0.5. |
| Rights Exercise Price | The exercise price of the rights. |
| Rights Expiration Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) on which the rights expire. |
| Notes | Free-form text field containing information about the distribution that is not reflected in one of the other fields. |

### Daily Corporate Actions Report Fields

Each record on the Daily Corporate Actions Report will contain the following fields:

**Table 1. Daily Corporate Actions Report Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Symbol of Listed Security (upper case) in CMS symbology. |
| CUSIP | The nine-character CUSIP assigned to the symbol on the day the report is published. CUSIP is a unique nine-character alphanumeric code appearing on the face of each stock or bond certificate that is assigned to a security by Standard & Poor's Corporation. CUSIP numbers are the property of the American Bankers Association (ABA) and are administered by Standard & Poor's. Since Cboe Global Markets neither owns nor controls CUSIP numbers, distributors cannot be authorized to receive the daily list or fundamental data files including CUSIP Data unless they have a license in place with CUSIP. Distributors Please note: Cboe Global Markets is not responsible for obtaining written approval from CUSIP prior to authorizing data distributors to externally redistribute CUSIP data; it is the responsibility of the data distributor to obtain such CUSIP permission for their downstream customers. |
| Issue Name | A text field representing the name of the issue. |
| Issue Type | The type of issue: common, preferred, etc. Allowed values: Class ETF Shares Closed-End Fund Commodity Futures Trust Shares Commodity Index Trust Shares Commodity-Based Trust Shares Commodity-Linked Securities Convertible Debt Currency Trust Shares Currency Warrants Derivative Securities Traded under UTP Equity Gold Shares Equity Index-Linked Securities Exchange-Traded Fund Shares Fixed Income Index-Linked Securities Futures-Linked Securities Index Fund Shares Index Warrants Index-Linked Exchangeable Notes Managed Fund Shares Managed Portfolio Shares Managed Trust Securities Multifactor Index-Linked Securities Other Securities Partnership Units Portfolio Depository Receipts Preferred Stock Primary Equity Right Secondary Class of Common Selected Equity-linked Debt Securities (SEEDS) Trust Certificates Trust Issued Receipts Trust Units Units Warrant |
| Currency | Currency of the issue (ISO code) |
| Outstanding Shares | Integer representing the number of shares outstanding for the issue. ‘N/A’ for all ETPs. |
| Corporate Action Type | A text field containing the type of corporate action. Allowed values: Company Name Change (refers to a change in a product’s issuing entity) Delisting ID Change Name Change (refers to a change in a listed product’s name) New Listing Symbol Change Other |
| Corporate Action Identifier | An integer value that will uniquely identify the corporate action. This identifier will be unique across all corporate action types. |
| Corporate Action Status | The status of the data associated with the corporate action. Allowed values: `Added` = Added since last report `Cancelled` = Cancelled since last report `Unchanged` = No update since last report `Updated` = Updated since last report |
| Cancellation Reason | If the Corporate Action Status is ‘Cancelled’, this field will supply a reason for the cancellation. |
| Declared Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) when the corporate action was announced. |
| Updated Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) when the data associated with the corporate action was last updated. |
| Effective Date | The date (in YYYY-MM-DD format) when the corporate action takes effect. |
| Corporate Action Data | Semi-colon delimited sequence of name-value pairs (e.g., <field name>=<value>) specific to the Corporate Action Type (detailed below). |
| Notes | Free-form text field containing information about the corporate action that is not reflected in one of the other fields. |

#### Name Change Fields

When the corporate action type is "Name Change", the following field names and their corresponding values will appear as name-value pairs in the Corporate Action Data field of the report:

**Table 1. Name Change Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Old Name | The name of the product prior to the change. |
| New Name | The name of the product after the change. |

#### New Listing Fields

When the corporate action type is "New Listing", the following field names and their corresponding values will appear as name-value pairs in the Corporate Action Data field of the report:

**Table 1. New Listing Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Listing Reason | The reason the issue will be listed by Cboe. Allowed values: New Listing Transfer from NYSE Transfer from NYSE American Transfer from NYSE ARCA Transfer from CBOE Transfer from NCM Transfer from NGM Transfer from NGS Transfer from NASDAQ Transfer from OTC Other Regulatory/Non-Compliance Removed from Listing & Registration |
| Test Symbol | Indicates whether or not the issue is a test symbol. Allowed values: `Y` = Yes `N` = No |
| Round Lot Quantity | Integer indicating the number of shares that define a round lot. |
| Market Category | The Market Category of a security. Allowed values: Tier 1 Tier 2 |
| Early First Day Trading | Indicates whether or not the issue should commence trading during the Early Trading Session. `Y` = Yes `N` = No |

#### Delisting Fields

When the corporate action type is "Delisting", the following field names and their corresponding values will appear as name-value pairs in the Corporate Action Data field of the report:

**Table 1. Delisting Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Delisting Reason | The reason the issue will no longer be listed by Cboe. Allowed values: Acquisition/Merger Added to OTCBB Added to other OTC ADR Program Termination Called for Redemption Company Choice/Corporate Reorganization Pending Company Choice/Regulatory Matter Pending Corporate Reorganization (already effective) Expiration Form 15 Liquidation Transfer to NYSE Transfer to NYSE American Transfer to NYSE ARCA Transfer to CBOE Transfer to NCM Transfer to NGM Transfer to NGS Transfer to NASDAQ Other Regulatory/Non-Compliance Removed from Listing & Registration |

#### Symbol Change Fields

When the corporate action type is "Symbol Change", the following field names and their corresponding values will appear as name-value pairs in the Corporate Action Data field of the report:

**Table 1. Symbol Change Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Old Symbol | The symbol (ticker) of the issue prior to the change. |
| New Symbol | The symbol (ticker) of the issue after to the change. |

#### ID Change Fields

When the corporate action type is "ID Change", the following field names and their corresponding values will appear as name-value pairs in the Corporate Action Data field of the report:

**Table 1. ID Change Fields**

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Old CUSIP ID | The CUSIP ID of the issue prior to the change. |
| New CUSIP ID | The CUSIP ID of the issue after to the change. |

## References

For more information on CMS Symbology, see the Cboe Titanium U.S. Symbology Reference.

## Support

Please direct questions or comments regarding this specification to tradedesk@cboe.com.

## Revision History

| Document Version | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 11/09/11 | Initial Publication. |
| 1.0.1 | 11/10/11 | Various field and formatting changes. Added new corporate action types. |
| 1.0.2 | 11/16/11 | Shortened some field names. Replaced codes with more descriptive values. Added Environment field to header record. |
| 1.0.3 | 11/29/11 | Removed Excel as a report formatting option. Changed symbology from Bats to CMS. Added References section. |
| 1.0.4 | 11/30/11 | Added Test Symbol field to Daily Listing Information report. |
| 1.0.5 | 12/20/11 | Corrected Daily Corporate Actions Report reference to read Daily Distributions Report in Section 1.2. |
| 1.0.6 | 01/04/12 | Changed name of Daily Listings Information Report to Daily Listed Securities Report. |
| 1.0.7 | 05/14/12 | Changed report delivery time to 7:00 p.m. ET. Removed "ETF" from Market Category. |
| 1.0.8 | 03/17/16 | Added support for Financial Status the Daily Listed Securities Report effective 03/21/16. |
| 1.0.9 | 10/27/16 | Added "Long-Term Capital Gain" and "Short-Term Capital Gain" as new values for Corporate Action Type. |
| 1.0.10 | 03/27/17 | Defined new Issue Type field values. |
| 1.0.11 | 05/22/17 | Updated Outstanding Shares to report "N/A" value for all ETPs. |
| 1.0.12 | 10/17/17 | Cboe branding/logo changes. |
| 1.0.13 | 07/20/20 | Added new Issue Type field values of Exchange-Traded Fund Shares, Managed Portfolio Shares, and Tracking Fund Shares. |
| 1.0.14 | 03/17/23 | Added Corporate Action Type = `Return of Capital` to the Daily Distribution Report. |
| 1.0.15 | 08/30/23 | Added Listing Reason = `Transfer to OTC` and updated Listing Reason = `Transfer to NYSE American` to the New Listing Fields. |
| 1.0.16 | 10/17/23 | Updated Corporate Action Type = ‘Reverse Split" to "Reverse Stock Split" in the Daily Distribution Report. |
| 1.0.17 | 04/19/24 | Added Weekly Frequency value to the Daily Distribution Report. |
| 1.0.18 | 05/23/24 | Added Corporate Action Type = `Company Name Change` to Daily Corporate Actions Report. |
| 1.0.19 | 05/31/24 | Clarified difference between "Company Name Change" and "Name Change" on Daily Corporate Actions Report. |
| 1.0.20 | 01/16/25 | Removed reference to "Trust legal name" in Corporate Action Type within Daily Corporate Actions Report Fields. |
| 1.0.21 | 7/21/25 | Added Closed-End Fund as an allowed value for Issue Type in Daily Listed Securities Report Fields . Added Closed-End Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund Shares as allowed values for Issue Type in Daily Distribution and Daily Corporate Actions Report Fields . |
| 1.0.22 | 09/12/25 | Added Early First Day Trading field to New Listing Fields. |
| 1.0.23 | 11/03/25 | Updated Introduction, Daily Listed Securities Report Overview, Daily Distributions Report Overview, and Daily Corporate Actions Report Overview to clarify that reports without CUSIP will be move to Cboe DataShop, while reports with CUSIP will remain available in the Customer Portal and through Cboe DataShop (effective 02/02/26) (effective 12/08/25). |
| 1.0.24 | 11/13/25 | Updated effective date for the new location of reports to 02/02/26. |
| 1.0.25 | 01/14/26 | Updated Issue Type field with new Class ETF Shares value in Daily Listed Securities, Daily Distributions, and Daily Corporate Actions reports. |
| 1.0.26 | 03/31/26 | Updated Daily Listed Securities Report Overview, Daily Distributions Report Overview, and Daily Corporate Actions Report Overview to clarify that in order to subscribe to the report, firms must complete an order form found at Market Data Services Onboarding and have a signed Global Data Agreement. |