MT 515 Field Specifications

23. Field 94a: Place

FORMAT

Option B :4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] (Qualifier) (Data Source Scheme) (Place Code) (Narrative)
Option C :4!c//2!a (Qualifier) (Country)
Option F :4!c//4!c/4!a2!a2!c[3!c] (Qualifier) (Place) (BIC/BEI)

PRESENCE

Optional

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O TRAD N   B Place of Trade
2 O SAFE N   B, C or F Place of Safekeeping

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

TRAD Place at which the order was traded.
SAFE Location where the financial instruments are/will be safekept.
SAFE Physical place where the securities are or will be safe-kept.

CODES

In option B, if Data Source Scheme is not present and Qualifier is TRAD, Place Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K94):

EXCH The place of trade was a stock exchange.
OTCO The place of trade was over the counter.
PRIM Place of trade is the primary market.
SECM Place of trade is the secondary market.
VARI Various places of trade.

CODES

In option B, if Data Source Scheme is not present and Qualifier is SAFE, Place must contain the following code (Error code(s): K94):

SHHE Shares Held Elsewhere. Used for certain financial instruments, eg, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, ie, there is no external movement of securities.

CODES

In option F, Place must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K94):

CUST Shares held at a local custodian.
ICSD Shares held at an International Central Securities Depository.
NCSD Shares held at a National Central Securities Depository.
SHHE Shares Held Elsewhere. Used for certain financial instruments, eg, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, ie, there is no external movement of securities.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Country must be a valid ISO country code (Error code(s): T73).

The BIC/BEI must be a SWIFT registered address, either connected or non-connected (Error code(s): T27, T28, T29, T45).

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

USAGE RULES

When Place Code is OTCO, Narrative must specify the system, eg, OTCO/TELEKURS. When Place Code is EXCH, Narrative must specify the Market Identifier Code (MIC), eg, EXCH/XNYS for the New York Stock Exchange.