MT 588 Field Specifications

41. Field 36B: Quantity of Financial Instrument: Pre-Release Quantity

FORMAT

Option B

:4!c//4!c/15d

(Qualifier) (Quantity Type Code) (Quantity)

PRESENCE

Optional

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order	M/O	Qualifier	R/N	CR	Options	Qualifier Description
1	O	PREQ	N		B	Pre-Release Quantity

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

PREQ

Pre-Release Quantity

Pre-release quantity.

CODES

Quantity Type Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K36):

AMOR	Amortised Value	Quantity represents the current amortised face amount of a bond, eg, a periodic reduction of a bond's principal amount.
FAMT	Face Amount	Quantity expressed as the face amount of the principal of a debt instrument.
UNIT	Unit	Quantity expressed as a number, eg, a number of shares.

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).