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MT 601 Field Specifications

11. Field 26C: Identification of the Commodity

FORMAT

Option C [3!a]/15x/5!a4!a[4x][//8x]

where subfields of option C are:

Subfield Format Name
1 [3!a] (Delivery Details)
2 /15x (Delivery Location)
3 /5!a (Allocation)
4 4!a (Type)
5 [4x] (Denomination)
6 [//8x] (Form)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence A

DEFINITION

This field specifies the underlying commodity of the option contract.

Subfield 4 Type identifies the commodity or coin.

CODES

Delivery Details must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T35):

CFR Cost and Freight
CIF Cost, Insurance, and Freight
CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid
CPT Carriage Paid To
DAF Delivered At Frontier
DDP Delivered Duty Paid
DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid
DEQ Delivered Ex Quay
DES Delivered Ex Ship
DTD Door To Door
EXW EX Works
FAS Free Alongside Ship
FCA Free Carrier
FOB Free On Board
LOC LOCO London
OTH Other

CODES

Allocation must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T03):

ALLOC Specifies the commodity is allocated
UNALL Specifies the commodity is unallocated

CODES

When Type identifies a commodity, one of the following codes must be used (Error code(s): T04):

ALUM Aluminium
COPP Copper
GOLD Gold
IRID Iridium
LEAD Lead
NICK Nickel
OSMI Osmium
OTHR Other
PALL Palladium
PLAT Platinum
POIL Palm Oil
RHOD Rhodium
RUTH Ruthenium
SILV Silver
STEE Steel
TINA Tin
TITA Titanium
ZINC Zinc

CODES

When Type identifies a coin, one of the following codes must be used (Error code(s): T04):

Denomination must contain one of the related denominations.

Code Coin Name Denomination
AMEG AMERICAN EAGLE 50 25 10 5
ANUG AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1/1 1/2 1/4 1/10
BRIT BRITANNIA 1/1 1/2 1/4 1/10
COIN OTHER COINS        
CORO AUSTRIAN CORONA 100 20 10  
DUCA DUCAT FOURFOLD SINGLE 4 1    
FRFR FRENCH FRANCS 20      
GECU GOLDEN ECU 50      
KRUG KRUGER RAND 1/1 1/2 1/4 1/10
LBTY LIBERTY DOLLAR 20 10 5  
MAPL MAPLE 1/1 1/2 1/4 1/10
MEXP MEXICAN PESO 50 20 10 5
NBUF NEW BUFFALO 50      
NOBL NOBLE 1/1      
NSOV NEW SOVEREIGN 1/1 1/2    
OSOV OLD SOVEREIGN 1/1 1/2    
SAEG SILVER AMERICAN EAGLE 1/1      
SECU SILVER ECU 5      
STAT STATUE 20 10 5  
VREN VRENELI 20 10    

USAGE RULES

When Delivery Details 'OTH' is used, the delivery details must be defined in field 72.

Delivery Location specifies the delivery location of the commodity (for example, LONDON, ZURICH, NEW YORK).

When Type 'OTHR' is used, the commodity must be defined in field 72.

Form specifies the physical form of the commodity.

EXAMPLE

:26C:/LONDON/ALLOCBRIT1/1