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Data Field Dictionary

Note

The use of this message type requires Message User Group (MUG) registration.

MT380 Scope

This message type is sent:

  • by a fund manager to a custodian bank as an order to purchase or sell a specific amount of a certain currency.

  • by a custodian bank to the local/sub custodian bank, when the fund account's custodian uses a sub custodian in the local market to execute the foreign exchange order received from a fund manager.

It may also be used to:

  • duplicate an order sent by other means, for example, fax or telex

  • provide a third party with a copy of the message being sent.

MT380 Format Specifications

Status Tag Qualifier Generic Field Name Detailed Field Name Content/Options No.

Mandatory Sequence A General Information

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

GENL

1

----->

M

20C

4!c

Reference

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//16x

2

-----|

M

23G

 

 

Function of the Message

4!c[/4!c]

3

O

22H

FXTR

Indicator

FX Order Transaction Type Indicator

:4!c//4!c

4

-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence A1 Linkages

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

LINK

5

O

13a

LINK

Number Identification

Linked Message

A or B

6

M

20C

PREV

Reference

Previous Reference

:4!c//16x

7

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

LINK

8

-----| End of Subsequence A1 Linkages

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

GENL

9

End of Sequence A General Information

Mandatory Sequence B FX Order Details

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

FXORDER

10

M

22H

BUSE

Indicator

Buy/Sell Indicator

:4!c//4!c

11

----->

M

98a

4!c

Date/Time

(see qualifier description)

A or C

12

-----|

M

19B

ORDR

Amount

Ordered Amount

:4!c//3!a15d

13

M

11A

CNTR

Currency

Counter Currency

:4!c//3!a

14

O

94C

COUN

Payment Clearing Centre

Country

:4!c//2!a

15

Mandatory Subsequence B1 FX Order Party

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

ORDRPRTY

16

O

95a

INVE

Party

Investor

P, Q, or R

17

M

97A

SAFE

Account

Safekeeping Account

:4!c//35x

18

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

ORDRPRTY

19

End of Subsequence B1 FX Order Party

Optional Subsequence B2 Reason

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

REAS

20

M

24B

REAS

Reason Code

Transaction Reason Code

:4!c/[8c]/4!c

21

O

70D

REAS

Narrative

Transaction Reason Narrative

:4!c//6*35x

22

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

REAS

23

End of Subsequence B2 Reason

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

FXORDER

24

End of Sequence B FX Order Details

Optional Sequence C Underlying Transaction Details

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

UNDE

25

O

35B

 

 

Identification of the Financial Instrument

[ISIN1!e12!c]
[4*35x]

26

O

36B

ESTT

Quantity of Financial Instrument

Quantity of Financial Instrument Settled

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

27

O

22F

AGRE

Indicator

Agreement Indicator

:4!c/[8c]/4!c

28

O

70E

TRDE

Narrative

Transaction Details Narrative

:4!c//10*35x

29

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

UNDE

30

End of Sequence C Underlying Transaction Details

MT380 Network Validated Rules

  • C1 In sequence C, fields 16R and 16S may not be the only fields present. If both fields 16R and 16S are present, then at least one other field of the same sequence must be present.

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