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MT 502 Field Specifications

5. Field 22F: Indicator

FORMAT

Option F :4!c/[8c]/4!c (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Indicator)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence A

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M TRTR N   F Trade Transaction Type Indicator
2 O PRCO N   F Pre-Allocation Condition Indicator

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

PRCO Pre-Allocation Condition Indicator Specifies the method used to round up, round down or pro-rate the quantity of securities to allocate.
TRTR Trade Transaction Type Indicator Specifies the type of transaction of which the order is a component.

CODES

If Qualifier is TRTR and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K22):

BASK Basket Trade Transaction is a single order to buy and sell several financial instruments for the purpose of simultaneous buying and selling. Baskets are often used for a set of 15 or more financial instruments and play a role in arbitrage activity.
INDX Index Trade Transaction is a single order to buy or sell all underlying financial instruments of an index, for example, S&P500.
LIST List Trade Transaction is a trade of a predetermined set of financial instruments.
PROG Program Trade Transaction relates to computer-driven automatically executed trades in large volumes of a set of several financial instruments.
TRAD Trade Transaction is a regular trade.

CODES

If Qualifier is PRCO and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K22):

FULL Full Pre-allocate shares only if fully dealt.
NOFR No Fraction No fractional shares are allowed.
PROR Pro-Rate In the case of a partial fill, pro-rate the allocations.
RDUP Round Up In the case of fractional shares, round up to the nearest whole number.
RDWN Round Down In the case of fractional shares, round down to the nearest whole number.
SPEC Specific In the case of a partial fill, pre-allocate according to the amounts shown in a linked allocation instruction.