MT 541 Field Specifications

40. Field 19A: Amount: Settlement Amount

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//[N]3!a15d (Qualifier) (Sign) (Currency Code) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Conditional (C3 and C4)

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O SETT N   A Settlement Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

SETT Settlement Amount The total amount of money paid/to be paid or received in exchange for the securities.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

When Sign is present, Amount must not be zero (Error code(s): T14).

USAGE RULES

Sign is used when the Amount is credited while the practice or the transaction type would normally imply that the Amount should be debited (or vice versa).

Sign must be present when Amount is negative.