MT 304 Format Specifications

MT 304 Advice/Instruction of a Third Party Deal

Status	Tag	Field Name	Content/Options	No.
Mandatory Sequence A General Information
M	15A	New Sequence	(CrLf)	1
M	20	Sender's Reference	16x	2
O	21	Related Reference	16x	3
M	22A	Type of Operation	4!c	4
M	94A	Scope of Operation	4!c	5
O	17O	Open Indicator	1!a	6
O	17F	Final Close Indicator	1!a	7
O	17N	Net Settlement Indicator	1!a	8
M	83a	Fund	A, D or J	9
M	82a	Fund Manager	A, D or J	10
M	87a	Executing Broker	A, D or J	11
Mandatory Sequence B Forex Transaction Details
M	15B	New Sequence	(CrLf)	12
M	30T	Trade Date	8!n	13
M	30V	Value Date	8!n	14
M	36	Exchange Rate	12d	15
Mandatory Subsequence B1 Amount Bought
M	32B	Currency, Amount Bought	3!a15d	16
M	53a	Delivery Agent	A, D or J	17
O	56a	Intermediary	A, D or J	18
O	57a	Receiving Agent	A, D or J	19
Mandatory Subsequence B2 Amount Sold
M	33B	Currency, Amount Sold	3!a15d	20
O	53a	Delivery Agent	A, D or J	21
O	56a	Intermediary	A, D or J	22
M	57a	Receiving Agent	A, D or J	23
O	58a	Beneficiary Institution	A, D or J	24
Optional Sequence C Optional General Information
M	15C	New Sequence	(CrLf)	25
O	21A	Reference to the Associated Trade	16x	26
O	21G	Executing Broker's Reference	16x	27
O	29A	Contact Information	4*35x	28
O	72	Sender to Receiver Information	6*35x	29
Optional Sequence D Accounting Information
M	15D	New Sequence	(CrLf)	30
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M	21P	Reference to Previous Deals	16x	31
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M	17G	Gain (Loss) Indicator	1!a	32
M	32G	Currency, Amount	3!a15d	33
Optional Sequence E Net Amount to be Settled
M	15E	New Sequence	(CrLf)	34
M	17G	Gain (Loss) Indicator	1!a	35
M	32G	Currency, Amount	3!a15d	36
O	53a	Delivery Agent	A, D or J	37
O	56a	Intermediary	A, D or J	38
O	57a	Receiving Agent	A, D or J	39
O	58a	Beneficiary Institution	A, D or J	40
M = Mandatory O = Optional