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EVP Systems treats cryptocurrencies the same as fiat currencies, and therefore we use an exchange rate rather than a high/low pair to convert their value to US dollars. You’d see the same thing, for example, if you entered $EUR to convert Euros to USD. Our crypto exchange rates come from CoinAPI.io, and they have an […]

On September 30, 2020, our primary data provider—Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)—stopped providing “single broker quotes,” (also known as “broker-quoted securities” or “broker-dealer quotes”). These are thinly-traded securities, with data from a single source, making them both hard to find and requiring extra diligence to get right, since there’s no public market or consensus value for them. […]

There are many different types of dividends (for stocks and mutual funds) and distributions (for UITs). EVP Systems uses a number to identify them, and act accordingly. Here are some of the most common: Normal Includes extra, special, participating dividends, arrears and liquidations Initial cash dividends playable on increased shares after stock dividend or splits […]

Here are some resources: SparData has evaluations of limited partnerships. MPI can value hard-to-price assets.

Here are some resources: Google can be searched for Ticker CUSIP number and will often return a result. QuantumOnline for running a quick search using ticker symbol, CUSIP number, or name. It provides symbols and CUSIP numbers for stocks and mutual funds. Fidelity for look-ups using a security’s name, ticker, CUSIP or fund number. MSRB for looking […]

EVP Systems can price securities by CUSIP, SEDOL, or ticker symbol. Put/Call options can be priced by OCC Symbol, cryptocurrencies are priced by their common abbreviation, foreign currencies by their ISO symbol, and precious metals by their periodic table symbol. EVP Office has features that can look up put/calls, cryptocurrencies, foreign currencies, and precious metals […]