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MT 535 Field Specifications

71. Field 19A: Amount

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//[N]3!a15d (Qualifier)(Sign)(Currency Code)(Amount)

PRESENCE

Optional in optional subsequence B1c

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O HOLD N   A Holding Value
2 O BOOK N   A Book Value/Cost Basis

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

BOOK Book Value/Cost Basis Value of a financial instrument, as booked/acquired in an account. It may be used to establish capital gain tax liability.
HOLD Holding Value Value of an individual financial instrument holding within a safekeeping account.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The integer part of Amount must contain at least one digit. A decimal comma ',' is mandatory and is included in the maximum length. The number of digits following the comma must not exceed the maximum allowed for the specified currency (Error code(s): C03,T40,T43).

Currency Code must be a valid ISO 4217 currency code (Error code(s): T52).

If Amount is zero, Sign must not be present (Error code(s): T14).

USAGE RULES

Sign must be present when Amount is negative.