MT 577 Field Specifications
6. Field 35A: Quantity of Securities
FORMAT
Option A |
3!a15d |
(Type) (Quantity) |
PRESENCE
Optional
DEFINITION
This field specifies the quantity of securities to which the certificates relate.
CODES
Type must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T58):
BON |
Bonds (when not traded by face amount) |
CER |
Representative certificates |
CPN |
Coupons |
FMT |
Face or principal or nominal amount |
MSC |
Miscellaneous |
OPC |
Option contracts |
OPS |
Option shares |
PRC |
Premium contracts |
PRS |
Premium shares |
RTE |
Rentes |
RTS |
Rights |
SHS |
Shares |
UNT |
Units, eg, consisting of a bond and a warrant |
WTS |
Warrants |
NETWORK VALIDATED RULES
The integer part of Quantity must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length (Error code(s): T40, T43).