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MT 361 Field Specifications

88. Field 22D: Compounding Type

FORMAT

Option D 4!c (Type)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in conditional (see rules C17 and C18) subsequence F2

DEFINITION

This field specifies how the interest is compounded.

For an ISDA Master (Type in field 77H is ISDA), this field specifies the type (flat/straight) as per ISDA definitions.

CODES

Type must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): T71):

FLAT Flat compounding is applicable
STRT Straight compounding, that is, spread included

USAGE RULES

The absence of this field means that the swap is not compounded.