MT 565 Field Specifications

39. Field 35B: Identification of the Financial Instrument

FORMAT

Option B

[ISIN1!e12!c] [4*35x]

(Identification of Security) (Description of Security)

PRESENCE

Optional

DEFINITION

This field identifies the financial instrument.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

At least Identification of a Security (Subfield 1) or Description of Security (Subfield 2) must be present; both may be present (Error code(s): T17).

ISIN is used at the beginning of Identification of Security (Subfield 1) and must be composed of uppercase letters only (Error code(s): T12).

USAGE RULES

When a non-ISIN identifier is used, one of the following codes must be used in Narrative:

/2!a/	The ISO two-digit country code, followed by the national numbering scheme.
/TS/	Followed by the ticker symbol.
/XX/	Bilaterally agreed or proprietary scheme which may be further identified by a code or short description identifying the scheme used.

Either the ISIN identifier or a non-ISIN identifier, or both, must be used.

It is strongly recommended that the ISIN be used.