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MT 543 Field Specifications

29. Field 36B: Quantity of Financial Instrument

FORMAT

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

PRESENCE

Optional in optional subsequence B1

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order M/O Qualifier R/N CR Options Qualifier Description
1 O MINO N   B Minimum Nominal Quantity
2 O SIZE N   B Contract Size

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

MINO Minimum Nominal Quantity Minimum nominal quantity of financial instrument.
SIZE Contract Size Ratio or multiplying factor used to convert one contract into a financial instrument quantity.

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).