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MT 501 Field Specifications

27. Field 36B: Quantity of Financial Instrument

FORMAT

Option B :4!c//4!c/15d (Qualifier)(Quantity Type Code)(Quantity)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional subsequence B1

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O MINO N   B Minimum Nominal Quantity
2 O SIZE N   B Contract Size

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

MINO Minimum Nominal Quantity Minimum nominal quantity of financial instrument.
SIZE Contract Size Ratio or multiplying factor used to convert one contract into a financial instrument quantity.

CODES

Quantity Type Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K36):

AMOR Amortised Value Quantity expressed as an amount representing the current amortised face amount of a bond, for example, a periodic reduction/increase of a bond's principal amount.
FAMT Face Amount Quantity expressed as an amount representing the face amount, that is, the principal, of a debt instrument.
UNIT Unit Number Quantity expressed as a number, for example, a number of shares.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The integer part of Quantity must contain at least one digit. The decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length (Error code(s): T40,T43).