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MT 340 Examples

Example 1

Narrative

On 15 May 2000, ABN Amro Amsterdam, and HSBC London, engage in a Forward Rate Agreement in which ABN Amro is the seller of the contract and HSBC is the buyer.

On 15 October 1990, ABN Amro Amsterdam and HSBC London signed a 1987 version of the ISDA Master Agreement. The FRA falls under this master agreement.

The terms of the contract are:

Agreement: ISDA
Currency/Amount: CHF 25,000,000
Effective Date: 15 July 2000
Termination Date: 15 January 2001
Fixed Rate: 4.00 (% p.a. on an actual/360 basis)
Floating Rate: 6M LIBOR-ISDA
Payment to ABN AMRO Bank:
  Account # 331-0987-2 ABN-Amro Zürich
Payment to HSBC:
  UBS Zürich

Information Flow

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Message 1: SWIFT Message from ABN Amro

Explanation Format
Sender ABNANL2A
Message Type 340
Receiver HSBCGB2L
Message Text
General Information :15A
Sender's Reference :20:HJ464155
Type of Operation :22A:NEWT
Common Reference :22C:ABNA2A0004HSBC2L
Type of FRA :23D:FLOATFIXED
Contract Number Party A :21N:22.11.870
Party A :82A:ABNANL2A
Party B :87A:HSBCGB2L
Type, Date, Version of the Agreement :77H:ISDA/19901015//1987
Year of Definitions :14C:1998
Transaction Details :15B:
Trade Date :30:20000515
Currency, Notional Amount :32B:CHF25000000,
Effective Date :30F:20000715
Termination Date :30P:20010115
Fixed Rate :37M:4,00
Floating Rate Option :14F:CHF-LIBOR-ISDA
Designated Maturity :38G:6M/6M
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction :14D:ACT/360
FRA Discounting :17F:N
Number of Repetitions :18A:3
Financial Centre :22B:CHZU
Financial Centre :22B:GBLO
Financial Centre :22B:NLAM
Settlement Instructions for Settlement Amount Payable by Party B :15C:
Account With Institution :57A:/331-0987-2
ABNACHZZ
Settlement Instructions for Settlement Amount Payable by Party A :15D:
Account With Institution :57A:UBSWCHZH80A
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Message 2: SWIFT Message from HSBC

Explanation Format
Sender HSBCGB2L
Message Type 340
Receiver ABNANL2A
Message Text
General Information :15A
Sender's Reference :20:6864443
Type of Operation :22A:NEWT
Common Reference :22C:ABNA2A0004HSBC2L
Type of FRA :23D:FIXEDFLOAT
Contract Number Party A :21N:FRA.AA45643
Party A :82A:HSBCGB2L
Party B :87A:ABNANL2A
Type, Date, Version of the Agreement :77H:ISDA/19901015//1987
Year of Definitions :14C:1998
Transaction Details :15B:
Trade Date :30:20000515
Currency, Notional Amount :32B:CHF25000000,
Effective Date :30F:20000715
Termination Date :30P:20010115
Fixed Rate :37M:4,00
Floating Rate Option :14F:CHF-LIBOR-ISDA
Designated Maturity :38G:6M/6M
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction :14D:ACT/360
FRA Discounting :17F:N
Number of Repetitions :18A:3
Financial Centre :22B:CHZU
Financial Centre :22B:GBLO
Financial Centre :22B:NLAM
Settlement Instructions for Settlement Amount Payable by Party B :15C:
Account With Institution :57A:UBSWCHZH80A
Settlement Instructions for Settlement Amount Payable by Party A :15D:
Account With Institution :57A:/331-0987-2
ABNACHZZ
End of Message Text/Trailer