MT 502 Field Specifications
30. Field 36B: Quantity of Financial Instrument
FORMAT
Option B |
:4!c//4!c/15d |
(Qualifier) (Quantity Type Code) (Quantity) |
PRESENCE
Optional
QUALIFIER
(Error code(s): T89)
Order |
M/O |
Qualifier |
R/N |
CR |
Options |
Qualifier Description |
1 |
O |
ORDR |
N |
C6 |
B |
Quantity of Financial Instrument Ordered |
2 |
O |
CANC |
N |
C2 |
B |
Quantity to Cancel |
|
or |
MINI |
N |
|
B |
Minimum Quantity of Financial Instrument |
3 |
O |
MAXF |
N |
|
B |
Maximum to be Shown on the Floor at a Time |
DEFINITION
This qualified generic field specifies:
ORDR |
Quantity of financial instrument to be ordered. |
CANC |
Quantity of financial instrument to cancel in a request to cancel or partially cancel a previously sent order to buy or sell. |
MINI |
Minimum quantity of the financial instrument to be bought or sold if the entire order cannot be executed. |
MAXF |
Maximum to be shown on the floor at a time. |
CODES
Quantity Type Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K36):
AMOR |
Quantity represents the current amortised face amount of a bond, eg, a periodic reduction of a bond's principal amount. |
FAMT |
Quantity expressed as the face amount of the principal of a debt instrument. |
UNIT |
Quantity expressed as a number, eg, a number of shares. |
NETWORK VALIDATED RULES
The integer part of Quantity must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length (Error code(s): T40, T43).