MT 503 Field Specifications

21. Field 19B: Amount

FORMAT

Option B :4!c//3!a15d (Qualifier) (Currency Code) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M COVA N   B Value of Collateral Held
2 M CCAL N   B Collateral Call Amount
  or CRET N   B Value of Collateral to be Returned
3 O TEXA N   B Total Exposure Amount
4 O TCRL N C3 B Total Credit Line Amount
5 O PTYB N   B Party B's Exposure Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

COVA Value of Collateral Held Total value of the collateral (post-haircut) held by the taker prior to the collateral claim.
CCAL Collateral Call Amount The amount of new or additional collateral claimed by the taker.
CRET Value of Collateral to be Returned The amount of collateral to be returned to the giver.
TEXA Total Exposure Amount Total exposure by the exposed party.
TCRL Total Credit Line Amount Applicable credit line amount.
PTYB Party B's Exposure Amount Exposure from party A's counterparty's viewpoint (needed for certain types of agreements).

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The 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).

USAGE RULES

See also the ISDA definitions in the Usage Rules section for examples.

For qualifier COVA:
-the value of the collateral held is usually zero at initiation
(:22H::COAL//INIT)

For qualifier CCAL:
-usually used at initiation and variation
(:22H::COAL//INIT or //VARI)

For qualifier CRET:
-usually used at termination and variation
(:22H::COAL//TERM or //VARI)