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MT 304 Field Specifications

44. Field 35B: Identification of Financial Instrument

FORMAT

Option B [ISIN1!e12!c]
[4*35x]
(Identification of Instrument)
(Description of Instrument)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional sequence C

DEFINITION

The ISIN or other identifier for the instrument that was traded .

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

At least Identification of Instrument or Description of Instrument must be present; both may be present (Error code(s): T17).

Identification of Instrument must start with the code ISIN (Error code(s): T12).

USAGE RULES

Certain derivative trades must be assigned an ISIN for regulatory purposes. This field can be used to notify the Receiver of this ISIN.

An alternative identifier may be included in Description of Instrument, in addition to, or instead of an ISIN.

If bilaterally agreed codes are used in Description of Instrument, then they must be placed between slashes '/'.