MT 601 Field Specifications

12. Field 34a: Premium Payment

FORMAT

Option P 6!n3!a15d (Date) (Currency) (Amount)
Option R 6!n3!a15d (Date) (Currency) (Amount)

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field specifies the value date, currency code and premium amount which the buyer pays to the seller for the option.

The letter option indicates, from the Sender's point of view, the direction of the payment of the premium.

P = Paid, ie, the Sender pays the premium.

R = Received, ie, the Sender receives the premium.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum number allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03, T40, T43).