MT 535 Field Specifications

26. Field 98A: Date

FORMAT

Option A

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(Qualifier) (Date)

PRESENCE

Optional

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order	M/O	Qualifier	R/N	CR	Options	Qualifier Description
1	O	COUP	N		A	Coupon Date
2	O	EXPI	N		A	Expiry Date
3	O	FRNR	N		A	Floating Rate Note Reset Date
4	O	MATU	N		A	Maturity Date
5	O	ISSU	N		A	Issue Date
6	O	CALD	N		A	Call Date
7	O	CONV	N		A	Conversion Date
8	O	PUTT	N		A	Put Date
9	O	DDTE	N		A	Dated Date
10	O	FCOU	N		A	First Coupon Date
11	O	NWFC	N		A	New Factor Date

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

COUP	Coupon Date	Date of next coupon payment of an interest-bearing security.
EXPI	Expiry Date	Termination date of a privilege which may be exercised, according to the terms of a securities issue.
FRNR	Floating Rate Note Reset Date	According to the terms of the issue, date the interest rate of a floating rate note will be calculated and reset.
MATU	Maturity Date	Date interest bearing security becomes due and principal is paid.
ISSU	Issue Date	Date security was issued.
CALD	Call Date	Date issuer of a bond has the right to pay the remaining principal of a debt obligation prior to final maturity date.
CONV	Conversion Date	According to the terms of the issue, deadline by which a convertible security must be converted to underlying securities.
PUTT	Put Date	Date bond holder has the right to redeem the principal amount of a bond prior to final maturity date.
DDTE	Dated Date	Date interest bearing instrument begins to accrue interest.
FCOU	First Coupon Date	Date that the first interest payment is due on a fixed income instrument.
NWFC	New Factor Date	The date the current factor will be changed to a new factor on a mortgage-backed/asset-backed instrument.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Date must be a valid date expressed as YYYYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).