MT 575 Field Specifications

37. Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Mandatory in an optional sequence

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M PSTA N   A Posting Amount
2 O ACRU N   A Accrued Interest Amount
3 O DEAL N   A Trade Amount

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

ACRU Accrued Interest Amount The interest amount that has been accrued in between coupon payment periods
DEAL Trade Amount Price multiplied by quantity.
PSTA Posting Amount Amount which has been/is to be credited or debited.

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.