MT 587 Field Specifications

23. Field 98A: Date/Time

FORMAT

Option A

:4!c//8!n

(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	OPTI	N		A	Option Date

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

COUP	Coupon Date	Next payment date of an interest bearing financial instrument.
EXPI	Expiry Date	Date/time on which an order expires or on which a privilege or offer terminates.
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 interest rate of a floating rate note will be calculated and reset.
ISSU	Issue Date	Date security was issued.
MATU	Maturity Date	Date/time at which a financial instrument becomes due and assets are to be repaid.
MATU	Maturity Date	Date interest bearing security becomes due and principal is paid.
OPTI	Option Date	Option date of the related financial instrument.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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