Market maker codes

Every market maker has a three- or four-character code that is assigned by the London Stock Exchange. These codes are displayed on a Level 2 screen and also the yellow strip when a market maker is on the bid or offer.

Code Market maker
ABNV ABN AMRO Equities
ALTI Altium Capital
ARBT Arbuthnot Securities
BARD Robert W. Baird
BEST Bear, Stearns International
BGWL Bridgewell Securities
CANA Canaccord Capital
CAZR Cazenove
CITI Citigroup Global Markets
CNKS Cenkos Securities
CODE Code Securities
CSCS Collins Stewart
CSFB Credit Suisse
DAVY J.&.E Davy
DEUT Deutsche Bank A G
ETRA E*Trade Securities
EVO Evolution
GOOD Goodbody Stockbrokers
GSCO Goldman Sachs International
HOOD Hoodless Brennan & Partners
HSBC HSBC Securities
INV. Investec Investment Bank
JEFF Jefferies International
JPMS JP Morgan Securities
KBC KBC Peel Hunt
KLWT Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
LEDR LCF Edmond de Rothschild
LEHM Lehman Brothers International
MLSB Merrill Lynch International
MOST Morgan Stanley International
NMRA Nomura International
NUMS Numis Securities
PIPR Piper Jaffray
PMUR Panmure Gordon
SCAP Shore Capital Stockbrokers
SEYP Seymour Pierce Ltd
TEAM Teather & Greenwood
UBS. UBS
WDBM Williams de Broe
WINS Winterflood Securities