Sicovam code

The Sicovam code or simply "Sicovam" was a security identifier system used to identify French securities listed on French stock exchanges.

Sicovam stands for the Société Interprofessionnelle pour la Compensation des Valeurs Mobilières (lit.

Sicovam codes stopped being assigned on July 1, 2003, when they were replaced with ISINs.

Sicovam codes could be directly converted to ISINs as with other older systems, including CUSIP and SEDOL.

To do so the number was padded out with three zeros on the front, then the country code "FR" was added to the front and the ISIN check digit to the end.