Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Business_Finance/Financial_Industry_Business_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'Euroclear Clearstream common code'?

A. a numbering system that allows a credit, debit, or other card to be identified as having been issued by a particular financial institution
B. unique nine digit identifier, used primarily in the United States, to identify a banking or other financial institution for clearing funds, and, as it appears on a check, denotes the banking institution that holds the account from which funds are to be drawn
C. nine-character alphanumeric securities identifier, issued in Luxembourg, jointly by Euroclear and Clearstream
D. seven-character security identifier, issued by the London Stock Exchange, that is the National Securities Identifying Number (NSIN) for securities issued in the United Kingdom, which is also part of the ISIN for the security it identifies

Answer: nine-character alphanumeric securities identifier, issued in Luxembourg, jointly by Euroclear and Clearstream