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MT 502 Field Specifications

31. Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//[N]3!a15d (Qualifier)(Sign)(Currency Code)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence B

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O ORDR N C6 A Ordered Amount
2 O CANC N C2 A Requested To Be Cancelled Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

CANC Requested To Be Cancelled Amount Amount of money requested to be cancelled or partially cancelled a previously sent order to buy or sell.
ORDR Ordered Amount Amount to be used to derive the appropriate quantity of financial instrument to be bought or sold.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03,T40,T43).

Currency Code must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

When Sign is present, Amount must not be zero (Error code(s): T14).

USAGE RULES

Sign is used when the Amount is credited while the practice or the transaction type would normally imply that the Amount should be debited (or vice versa).

In case a market order is identified as an amount (that is, an amount of money to be invested), then this field and its qualifier must be used. Consequently, the quantity cannot be specified.

The Executing Party needs to place an order which meets as close as possible the amount specified in this field 19A.

In the confirmation message sent by the Executing Party when the order has been filled, the actual quantity and price must be specified.