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MT 518 Field Specifications

16. Field 94a: Place

FORMAT

Option B :4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x] (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Place Code)(Narrative)
Option C :4!c//2!a (Qualifier)(Country Code)
Option F :4!c//4!c/4!a2!a2!c[3!c] (Qualifier)(Place Code)(Identifier Code)
Option L :4!c//18!c2!n (Qualifier)(Legal Entity Identifier)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence B

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O TRAD R C9 B or L Place of Trade
2 O SAFE R C9 B, C, F, or L Place of Safekeeping

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

SAFE Place of Safekeeping Location where the financial instruments are/will be safekept.
TRAD Place of Trade Place at which the order was traded.

CODES

In option B, if Qualifier is TRAD and Data Source Scheme is not present, Place Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K94):

EXCH Stock Exchange Trade was executed on a stock exchange.
OTCO Over The Counter Trade was executed over-the-counter.
PRIM Primary Market Trade was executed on a primary market.
SECM Secondary Market Trade was executed on a secondary market.
VARI Various Trade was executed on various places.

CODES

In option B, if Qualifier is SAFE and Data Source Scheme is not present, Place Code must contain the following code (Error code(s): K94):

SHHE Shares Held Elsewhere Used for certain financial instruments, for example, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, that is, there is no external movement of securities.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is SAFE, Place Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K94):

CUST Local Custodian Financial instruments held at a local custodian.
ICSD International Central Securities Depository Financial instruments held at an International Central Securities Depository.
NCSD National Central Securities Depository Financial instruments held at a National Central Securities Depository.
SHHE Shares Held Elsewhere Used for certain financial instruments, for example, US mutual funds, where settlement is internal only, that is, there is no external movement of securities.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Country Code must be a valid ISO country code (Error code(s): T73).

Identifier Code must be a registered BIC (Error code(s): T27,T28,T29,T45).

Narrative (Format Option B) must not start or end with a slash '/' and must not contain two consecutive slashes '//' (Error code(s): T26).

USAGE RULES

When Place Code is OTCO, Narrative, if present, must specify the system, for example, OTCO/TELEKURS. When Place Code is EXCH, Narrative, if present, must specify the Market Identifier Code (MIC), for example, EXCH/XNYS for the New York Stock Exchange.