MT 306 Field Specifications

67. Field 32Q: Currency Pair

FORMAT

Option Q

3!a/3!a

(Currency)(Currency)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in conditional (see rule C9) sequence G

DEFINITION

This field specifies the currency pair of the option.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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

The codes XAU, XAG, XPD and XPT are not allowed, as these are codes for commodities for which the category 6 commodities messages must be used (Error code(s): C08).

The first currency code is the unit currency and the second currency code is the quoted currency.