MT 537 Field Specifications

30. Field 36B: Quantity of Financial Instrument: Posting Quantity

FORMAT

Option B

:4!c//4!c/15d

(Qualifier)(Quantity Type Code)(Quantity)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional subsequence B2b

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order	M/O	Qualifier	R/N	CR	Options	Qualifier Description
1	M	PSTA	R	C9	B	Posting Quantity

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

PSTA

Posting Quantity

Quantity of financial instrument posted to the safekeeping account.

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).