MT 609 Field Specifications

7. Field 68a: Transaction Details

FORMAT

Option B 6!n6!n16x/1!a3!a15d
3!a15d/6!n3!a15d
Option C 4a/4a/1!a[6!n]3!a15d
3!a15d3!a15d3!a15d

where Option B is:

Subfield Format Name
1 6!n Trade Date
2 6!n Maturity Date
3 16x Contract Number
4 /1!a Indicator
5 3!a15d Unit and Quantity of Metal
6 3!a15d Currency and Price Per Unit
7 /6!n Value Date (of the Consideration)
8 3!a15d Currency and Consideration

and where Option C is:

Subfield Format Name
1 4a Buy/Sell Indicator
2 /4a Call/Put indicator
3 /1!a Style Indicator
4 [6!n] Date Contract Agreed
5 3!a15d Unit and Amount of the Underlying Metal
6 3!a15d Currency and Strike Price of the metal option per unit of the underlying metal
7 3!a15d Currency and Premium Price per unit of the underlying metal
8 3!a15d Currency and Premium Payment of the metal option.

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field provides transaction details on undelivered SPOTS or outstanding FORWARDS (option B) or pending OPTIONS (option C) as specified in the immediately preceding field 23.

CODES

In option B, subfield 4, Indicator, one of the following codes must be used (Error code(s): T05):

B The Sender bought the metal
S The Sender sold the metal

CODES

In both options B and C, Unit specifies the unit on which the amount of metal bought or sold is based. It must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T06):

FOZ Fine ounce
GOZ Gross ounce
GRM Gramme
KLO Kilo
LOT Lot
TAL Tael
TOL Tola
UNT Unit

CODES

In option C, subfield 1, Buy/Sell Indicator, must contain one of the following codes:

BUY The Sender has bought the option
SELL The Sender has sold the option

CODES

In option C, subfield 2, Call/Put Indicator, must contain one of the following codes:

CALL The option is a call
PUT The option is a put

CODES

In option C, subfield 3, Style Indicator, must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T09):

A This is an American style option
E This is a European style option

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

In option B:

When field 23 contains SPOTS or FORWARDS, option B must be used (Error Code C1).

Subfield 1, Trade Date, subfield 2, Maturity Date and subfield 7, Value Date, must be valid dates expressed as YYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

In subfields 5, 6 and 8, the integer part of Quantity of Metal, Price Per Unit and Consideration must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. (Error code(s): T40, T43).

In subfield 5, Quantity of Metal, must not contain more than six digits following the decimal comma (Error code(s): C89).

In subfields 6 and 8, Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

In subfields 6 and 8, Currency must be the same in Price Per Unit and Consideration (Error code(s): T74).

In subfield 8, the number of decimal digits in Consideration will be validated against the maximum number allowed for the corresponding currency specified in Currency (Error code(s): C03).

In option C:

When field 23 contains OPTIONS, option C must be used (Error Code C2).

Subfield 4, Date Contract Agreed, must be a valid date expressed as YYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

The integer part of Amount in subfields 5,6,7 and 8, the Underlying Metal, Strike Price, Premium Price Per Unit and Premium Payment must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. (Error code(s): T40, T43).

In subfield 5, Amount of the Underlying Metal must not contain more than six digits following the decimal comma (Error code(s): C89).

In subfields 6, 7 and 8, Currency must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

In subfields 6, 7 and 8, Currency must be the same in Strike Price, Premium Price Per Unit and Premium Payment (Error code(s): T74).

In Premium Payment, the number of decimal digits will be validated against the maximum number allowed for the corresponding currency specified in Currency (Error code(s): C03).

USAGE RULES

Contract Number specifies the reference of the contract, eg, the field 20 Transaction Reference Number of the MT 600 Precious Metal Trade Confirmation.