MT 502 Field Specifications

31. Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Optional

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 Amount to Cancel

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

ORDR Ordered Amount The cash amount to be used to derive the appropriate quantity of financial instruments to be bought or sold.
CANC Amount to Cancel The cash amount to cancel in a request to cancel or partially cancel a previously sent order to buy or sell.

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).

Sign must be present when Amount is negative.

In case a market order is identified as an amount (ie, a cash amount 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.