MT 515 Field Specifications

8. Field 20C: Reference

FORMAT

Option C :4!c//16x (Qualifier) (Reference)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M RELA N   C Related Reference
  or PREV N C3, C7 C Previous Reference
  or MAST N   C Master Reference
  or BASK N   C Basket Reference
  or INDX N   C Index Reference
  or LIST N   C List Reference
  or PROG N   C Program Reference
  or TRRF N   C Deal Reference
  or COMM N   C Common Reference
  or COLR N   C Collateral Reference
  or ISSU N   C Issuer Reference
  or BMRB N   C Block Matching Reference
  or ALMR N   C Allocation Matching Reference

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

RELA Reference of the linked message which was previously received.
PREV Reference of the linked message which was previously sent.
MAST Unique and unambiguous identifier used to link a group of individual transactions together.
MAST Master reference which identifies the link between allocations.
BASK Basket reference which identifies a basket.
INDX Index reference which identifies an index trade.
LIST List reference which identifies a list trade.
PROG Program reference which identifies a program trade.
TRRF Reference assigned to the trade by the Investment Manager OR the Broker/Dealer. This reference will be used throughout the trade life cycle to access/update the trade details.
COMM Unique referencce agreed upon by the two trade counterparties to identify the trade.
COMM Unique reference agreed upon by the Investment Manager AND the Broker/Dealer to identify the trade. This reference should be passed down and up the whole life cycle of the transaction.
COLR Reference assigned to identifying a collateral transaction linked to the settlement transaction.
ISSU Reference that an issuer attributes to a fund (funds industry).
BMRB Reference of the linked message at the Trade/Block Level which identifies a centrally matched transaction.
ALMR Reference of the linked message at the Detail/Allocation Level which identifies a centrally matched transaction.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Reference must not start or end with a slash '/' and not contain two consecutive slashes '//' (Error code(s): T26).

USAGE RULES

MAST, BASK, INDX, LIST, PROG, COMM and ISSU references should not appear more than once in the message.