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MT 609 Field Specifications

5. Field 23: Further Identification

FORMAT

16x

PRESENCE

Mandatory

DEFINITION

This field identifies the type of contract listed in the sequence of fields 26C and 68a immediately following it.

CODES

This field must contain one of the following codes to indicate the type of contracts to be listed (Error code(s): T08):

FORWARDS The following is a list of all outstanding forward contracts as at a specified date.
OPTIONS The following is a list of all unexercised options as at a specified date.
SPOTS The following is a list of all undelivered spots as at a specified date.