MT 503 Field Specifications

23. Field 19B: Amount

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Optional

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O THRS N   B Secured Threshold Amount
  or THRU N   B Unsecured Threshold Amount
2 O PRHA N   B Pre-haircut Collateral Value
3 O AEXP N   B Adjusted Exposure Amount
4 O CORE N   B Collateral Required Amount
5 O RADD N   B Basic Amount
6 O NRAD N   B Netted Independent Amount
7 O MITR N   B Minimum Transfer Amount
8 O ROUN N   B Rounding Integer Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

THRS Secured Threshold Amount The amount of secured risk the exposed party is willing to tolerate. If the exposure is bigger than this amount, the whole exposure needs to be offset otherwise no collateral is needed.
THRU Unsecured Threshold Amount The amount for which the exposed party doesn't have to post collateral. The difference between the total exposure amount and this amount needs to be collateralised.
PRHA Pre-haircut Collateral Value The total value of posted collateral (pre-haircut) held by the taker prior to the collateral claim.
AEXP Adjusted Exposure Amount The total amount of collateral required (unrounded).
CORE Collateral Required Amount The total amount of collateral required (rounded).
RADD Basic Amount The recoverable add-on amount to the exposure.
NRAD Netted Independent Amount The non recoverable add-on amount to the exposure.
MITR Minimum Transfer Amount The minimum additional collateral amount required above the collateral held.
ROUN Rounding Integer Amount The amount to which the value of the collateral collected may be rounded up.

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 a more detailed explanation of the amount fields and examples.