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MT 515 Field Specifications

36. Field 36B: Quantity of Financial Instrument

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence C

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 M CONF N   B Quantity of Financial Instrument Confirmed
2 O ORDR R   B Quantity of Financial Instrument Ordered

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

CONF Quantity of Financial Instrument Confirmed Quantity of financial instrument confirmed.
ORDR Quantity of Financial Instrument Ordered Quantity of financial instrument requested by the client, to be traded on the market.

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. A decimal comma is mandatory and is included in the maximum length (Error code(s): T40,T43).