MT 502 Field Specifications

9. Field 20C: Reference

FORMAT

Option C

:4!c//16x

(Qualifier)(Reference)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional subsequence A1

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order	M/O	Qualifier	R/N	CR	Options	Qualifier Description
1	M	RELA	N		C	Related Message Reference
	or	PREV	N	C4, C9	C	Previous Message Reference
	or	MAST	N		C	Master Reference
	or	BASK	N		C	Basket Reference
	or	INDX	N		C	Index Reference
	or	LIST	N		C	List Reference
	or	PROG	N		C	Program Reference
	or	COLR	N		C	Collateral Reference
	or	ISSU	N		C	Issuer Reference
	or	COMM	N		C	Common Reference

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

BASK	Basket Reference	Reference identifying a basket trade.
COLR	Collateral Reference	Reference assigned to a collateral transaction linked to the settlement transaction.
COMM	Common Reference	Unique reference agreed upon by the two trade counterparties to identify the trade.
INDX	Index Reference	Reference identifying an index trade.
ISSU	Issuer Reference	Reference that an issuer attributes to a fund (funds industry).
LIST	List Reference	List reference which identifies a list trade.
MAST	Master Reference	Unique and unambiguous identifier used to link a group of individual transactions together.
PREV	Previous Message Reference	Message reference of the linked message which was previously sent.
PROG	Program Reference	Program reference which identifies a program trade.
RELA	Related Message Reference	Message reference of the linked message which was previously received.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Reference must not start or end with a slash '/' and must not contain two consecutive slashes '//' (Error code(s): T26).