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MT 537 Field Specifications

33. Field 98a: Date/Time

FORMAT

Option A :4!c//8!n (Qualifier)(Date)
Option B :4!c/[8c]/4!c (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Date Code)
Option C :4!c//8!n6!n (Qualifier)(Date)(Time)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in optional subsequence B2b

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O EXSE N   A or C Expected Settlement Date/Time
2 M SETT N   A, B, or C Settlement Date/Time
3 O ADEL N   A or C Late Delivery Date/Time
4 O TRAD N   A, B, or C Trade Date/Time
5 O EXVA N   A or C Expected Value Date/Time

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

ADEL Late Delivery Date/Time Date/time after the settlement date specified in the trade, used for pool trades resulting from the original To Be Assigned (TBA) securities.
EXSE Expected Settlement Date/Time Date/time at which the Sender expects settlement.
EXVA Expected Value Date/Time For against payment transactions, the value date/time at which the Sender expects the settlement amount to be credited or debited.
SETT Settlement Date/Time Date/time at which the financial instruments are to be delivered or received.
TRAD Trade Date/Time Date/time at which the trade was executed.

CODES

In option B, if Qualifier is SETT and Data Source Scheme is not present, Date Code must contain one of the following codes (Error code(s): K98):

OPEN Open-Dated Date has not been established.
UKWN Unknown Date is unknown.

CODES

In option B, if Qualifier is TRAD and Data Source Scheme is not present, Date Code must contain the following code (Error code(s): K98):

VARI Various Partial trades have occurred over a period of two or more days.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Date must be a valid date expressed as YYYYMMDD (Error code(s): T50).

Time must be a valid time expressed as HHMMSS (Error code(s): T38).

USAGE RULES

ADEL, Late delivery date is used for pool trades that result from the original TBA's. (the original TBA's would be offset by an opposite transaction and replaced by buys or sells of individual pools). It is a date greater than the settlement date stated in the trade, for pools designed as settling late.