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Data Field Dictionary

MT502: (18) Field 22a: Indicator

FORMAT

Option F :4!c/[8c]/4!c (Qualifier)(Data Source Scheme)(Indicator)
Option H :4!c//4!c (Qualifier)(Indicator)

PRESENCE

Mandatory in mandatory sequence B

QUALIFIER

(Error code(s): T89)

Order

M/O

Qualifier

R/N

CR

Options

Qualifier Description

1

M

BUSE

N

C9, C12

H

Buy/Sell Indicator

2

O

PROC

N

 

F

Processing Indicator

3

O

RPOR

R

 

F

Reporting Indicator

4

O

PRIR

N

 

F

Priority Indicator

5

O

SETG

N

 

F

Settlement Instruction Generation Indicator

6

O

TTCO

R

 

F

Trade Transaction Condition Indicator

7

O

COST

N

 

F

Commission Type Indicator

8

O

TOOR

R

C3

F

Type of Order

9

O

TILI

N

 

F

Time Limit

10

M

PAYM

N

 

H

Payment Indicator

11

O

AUTO

N

 

F

Auto Routing Indicator

12

O

CATB

N

 

F

Charges/Tax Basis Indicator

13

O

TRCN

R

 

F

Trade Regulatory Conditions

14

O

TRSE

N

 

F

Trading Session Indicator

15

O

CAOP

N

 

H

Corporate Action Option Code Indicator

16

O

RMTH

N

 

F

Rounding Method Requested

DEFINITION

This qualified generic field specifies:

AUTO

Auto Routing Indicator

Specifies whether an automatic routing system is involved.

BUSE

Buy/Sell Indicator

Specifies whether the transaction relates to the sale or purchase of financial instruments.

CAOP

Corporate Action Option Code Indicator

Specifies the corporate action options available to the account owner.

CATB

Charges/Tax Basis Indicator

Specifies the method used to calculate a charge/tax.

COST

Commission Type Indicator

Specifies the commission sharing type under which the order is to be executed.

PAYM

Payment Indicator

Specifies whether the instruction is free or against payment.

PRIR

Priority Indicator

Specifies the execution priority of the trade.

PROC

Processing Indicator

Specifies additional information relative to the processing of the trade.

RMTH

Rounding Method Requested

Specifies the rounding direction applied to fractional numbers, for example, round up.

RPOR

Reporting Indicator

Specifies whether the trade details must be reported to a regulatory organisation.

SETG

Settlement Instruction Generation Indicator

Specifies whether a settlement instruction must be generated by an Electronic Trade Confirmation (ETC) service provider.

TILI

Time Limit

Specifies from/until when an order must be executed.

TOOR

Type of Order

Specifies the type of instruction to a broker/dealer to buy or sell a financial instrument.

TRCN

Trade Regulatory Conditions

Specifies the trade regulatory conditions, for example, in the US under SEC regulation 10.b.10.

TRSE

Trading Session Indicator

Specifies the trading phase at the stock exchange.

TTCO

Trade Transaction Condition Indicator

Specifies the conditions under which the order/trade is to be executed.

CODES

In option H, if Qualifier is BUSE, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

BUYI

Buy

Transaction is a purchase of financial instrument by the instructing party.

CROF

Cross From

Transaction is a cross from (Funds Industry).

CROT

Cross To

Transaction is a cross to (Funds Industry).

DIVR

Reinvestment of Dividend Order

Transaction is a reinvestment of dividend order (Funds Industry. Not to be used for corporate actions).

FPOO

FPO Order

Transaction is an FPO (Follow on Public Offer) bid or order.

IPOO

IPO Order

Transaction is an IPO (Initial Public Offering) bid or order.

IPPO

IPP Order

Transaction is an IPP (Institutional Placement Programme) bid or order.

REDM

Redemption

Transaction is a redemption of funds.

SELL

Sell

Transaction is a sale of financial instrument by the instructing party.

SUBS

Subscription

Transaction is a subscription to funds.

SWIF

Switch From

Transaction is a change of an investment from one sub-fund to another sub-fund (redemption-leg).

SWIT

Switch To

Transaction is a change of an investment from one sub-fund to another sub-fund (subscription-leg).

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is PROC and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

CLOP

Close Position

Trade is to close a position.

OPEP

Open Position

Trade is to open a position.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is RPOR and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

EXCH

Stock Exchange

Trade details are to be reported to a stock exchange. This stock exchange is identified in sequence D Other Parties.

TRRE

Regulatory Organisation

Trade details are to be reported to a regulatory organisation. This stock regulatory organisation is identified in sequence D Other Parties.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is SETG and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

GENS

Instruction Generation by ETC Provider

Specifies if the ETC service provider is to generate a settlement instruction.

NOGE

Not Instruction Generation by ETC Provider

Specifies if the ETC service provider is not to generate a settlement instruction where a previous agreement to do so exists.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is TTCO and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

BCBL

Board Lots

Trade is to be executed on board lots; not set for odd lots (UK specific).

BCBN

Bad Names

Trade is to be executed on bad names, not set for good names (UK specific).

BCFD

Form of Delivery

Not for foreign registration when unset (UK specific).

BCPD

Place of Delivery

In country of incorporation when unset (UK specific).

BCRO

Result of Option When Set

Result of option when set (UK specific).

BCRP

Result of Repo When Set

Result of repo when set (UK specific).

BLKO

Block Order

Trade is a block trade, allocation instructions will follow.

BTEX

Best Execution

Trade to be executed at best execution.

CALL

Call

Trade to be executed following the exercise of a call option on the security.

CBNS

Cum Bonus

Trade is to be executed cum bonus.

CCPN

Cum Coupon

Trade is to be executed cum coupon.

CDIV

Cum Dividend

Trade is to be executed cum dividend.

CLBR

Closure Before Rollover

Trade to be executed for closure of a previous position before the rollover of a position (Deferred Settlement Service).

CLEN

Clean

Trade is to be executed clean, that is, does not pay government tax on the accrued interest on the bond, and consequently price is higher.

CRST

Cross Trade Allowed

Cross trades are allowed whereby buy and sell orders are offset without recording the trade on the exchange.

CRTS

Cum Rights

Trade is to be executed cum rights.

CWAR

Cum Warrants

Trade is to be executed cum warrants.

DIOR

Directed Order

Trade is to be executed with a specific trading party.

DIRT

Dirty

Trade is to be executed dirty, that is, pay government tax on the accrued interest of the bond.

DORD

Direct Order

Trade is to be executed by a trading party other than the trading party to which the order is sent. In this case, the instructing party has traded with another broker which will subsequently send an advice of the executing party.

FORW

Forward Price

Trade is based on forward price. Price will be calculated after the close of the dealing period.

FRAC

Fractional Parts Allowed

Fractional parts allowed.

GTDL

Guaranteed Delivery

Delivery of the financial instrument on settlement date is guaranteed.

HIST

Historic Price

Trade is based on historic price.

MONT

Monthly

Trade to be executed for month-end settlement (Deferred Settlement Service).

NBFR

New Trade Following Rollover

Trade to be executed for a new trade position on the next month following the rollover of a position (Deferred Settlement Service).

NCRS

No Cross Trade Allowed

No cross trade allowed.

PETA

PreTrade Anonymity

Allows trader to explicitly request anonymity or disclosure in pre-trade market data feeds. Anonymity is relevant in markets where counterparties are regularly disclosed in order depth feeds. Disclosure is relevant when counterparties are not normally visible.

PUTT

Putt

Trade to be executed following the exercise of a put option on the security.

SPCU

Special Cum Dividend

Trade is executed with a special cum dividend, that is, buying after the ex date and getting the dividend.

SPEX

Special Ex Dividend

Trade is executed with a special ex dividend, that is, selling before the ex date without the coupon.

TEFR

Trade Executed Following Rollover

Trade executed this month following the rollover of positions.

TRFR

Trade Following Rollover

Trade to be executed on the next month following the rollover of positions.

XBNS

Ex Bonus

Trade is to be executed ex bonus.

XCPN

Ex Coupon

Trade is to be executed ex coupon.

XDIV

Ex Dividend

Trade is to be executed ex dividend.

XRTS

Ex Rights

Trade is to be executed ex rights.

XWAR

Ex Warrants

Trade is to be executed ex warrants.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is COST and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

CLDI

Per Client Agreement

Commission is as per client agreement.

FLAT

Flat Fee

Commission is a flat fee.

PERN

Percentage of Principal in Basis Points

Commission is a percentage of principal.

PERU

Per Unit

Commission is per unit of financial instrument.

PWCD

Percentage Commission Waived as Cash Discount

Commission is a percentage commission waived as cash discount.

PWEU

Percentage Commission Waived as Additional Units

Commission is a percentage commission waived as additional units.

SOFT

Soft Dollar Commission Sharing

Commission is a soft dollar percentage commission.

STEP

Commission Sharing Type is for Step-out Trade

Commission is for a step-out trade.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is TOOR and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

ALNO

All or None

A round-lot market or limit-price order which must be executed in its entirety or not at all; unlike 'fill or kill', these orders are not cancelled if not executed as soon as received.

BCSE

Buy Contra Short Exempt

Order to buy contra short exempt.

BCSH

Buy Contra Short

Order to buy contra short.

BMIN

Buy Minus

Order to buy at a price lower than the current market price. This is an order to buy a stated amount of a financial instrument provided that its price is not higher than the last sale if the last sale was a minus or zero minus tick, not higher than the last sale minus the minimum fractional change in the stock if the last sale was a plus or zero plus tick. The price limit indicates the highest price at which the order can be executed.

CARE

Carefully

Order that is not to be executed as a whole because it may disturb the price.

COMB

Combination Order

Order that is linked to another order to buy or sell and must be executed as a unit, both or none, or cancelled as a unit.

DISC

Discretionary

Order where the executing broker or investment manager decides on the quantity or price.

DNIN

Do Not Increase

Limit order to buy or stop order to sell or stop limit order that is not to be increased in shares on the ex-dividend date as a result of a stock dividend or distribution.

DNRE

Do Not Reduce

Limit order to buy or stop order to sell, or stop-limit order to sell that is not to be reduced in price by the amount of an ordinary cash dividend. Applies only to ordinary stock dividends; should be reduced for other distributions.

ICEB

Iceberg Order

Type of limit order whose overall quantity is not transparent to the market. Rather, only a client-defined part of the order is shown to the market (the 'tip of the iceberg'). Upon execution of the first 'tip' (that is partial execution to the client while for the market it does not appear to be a 'partial') the system releases the next 'tip' of the same size to the market until the 'iceberg' has been melted down successfully. Different from a usual care order.

LIWI

Limit With

Order to be executed at a limit price, with a round-lot (or board-lot) sales; valid only for odd lot orders.

LIWO

Limit Without

Order to be executed at a limit price, without a round-lot (or board-lot) sales; valid only for odd lot orders.

LMTO

Limit Order

Order to buy at the indicated price limit or lower or an order to sell at the indicated limit price or higher.

MAKT

At Market

Order to buy or sell a specified amount of a financial instrument at the quoted market price or better.

MANH

Market Not Held

Order to buy or sell a specified amount of a financial instrument at the quoted market price or better with some discretion on the price limit.

MTLO

Market to Limit Order

Type of order that couples the high possibility of execution (Market Order) with a protection against unwanted price fluctuations (Limit Order).

MUTO

Market Until Touched

Order to buy or sell a specified amount of a financial instrument at the quoted market price or better with some discretion on the price limit.

NOHE

Not Held

Order that may be executed in partials or outside the hours of the exchange or other exchange rules.

ORLI

Order Lie

Order that is related to another order where the second order may be cancelled without cancelling the first. Normally, the sell order must be executed before the buy order.

SLOS

Stop Loss

Order to sell that sets the sell price below the market price.

SPLU

Sell Plus

Order to sell a stated amount provided that the price is not lower than the last sale price if the last sale was a plus or zero plus tick and not lower than the last sale minus the minimum fractional change in the financial instrument if the last sale was a minus or zero minus tick.

STLI

Stop Limit

Stop order to buy (sell) that becomes a limit order at the limit price when the financial instrument trades at or above (below) the stop price after the order is submitted.

STOP

Stop Order

Order to buy that becomes a market order when the financial instrument trades at or above the stop price after the order is submitted or an order to sell which becomes a market order when the financial instrument trades at or below the stop price.

SSEX

Sell Short Exempt

Order to sell short which is exempt from short-sale rules.

SSHO

Sell Short

Order to sell a financial instrument that the seller does not own; a sale effected by delivering a financial instrument borrowed by or for the account of the seller.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is TILI and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

CLOS

At the Closing

Order to be executed at or around the closing price.

FAKI

Fill and Kill

Order to be executed as much as possible. Non-executed parts of a FAK are deleted.

FIKI

Fill or Kill

Market or limit order that is to be executed in its entirety as soon as it is submitted; if not so executed, the order is to be cancelled.

GDAY

Good for the Day

Order that, if not executed, expires at the end of the trading day on which the order is entered.

GTCA

Good until Cancelled

Order that remains in effect until it is either executed or cancelled.

GTHD

Good through Date

Order that, if not executed, expires at the end of the specified expiry date.

GTMO

Good for the Month

Order that, if not executed, expires at the end of the month on which the order is entered.

GTNM

Good until the End of Next Month

Order that, if not executed, expires at the end of next month.

GTXO

Good till Crossed

Order that remains in effect until crossed.

IOCA

Immediate or Cancel

Market or limit order to be executed in whole or in part as soon as it is submitted; any portion not so executed is to be cancelled.

OPEN

At the Opening

Market or limit order to be executed at the opening of the stock exchange or not at all; all or part of any order not executed at the opening is treated as cancelled.

CODES

In option H, if Qualifier is PAYM, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

APMT

Against Payment

Against payment.

FREE

Free

Free.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is AUTO and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

DDOT

Designated Order Turnaround System

Indicates the Designated Order Turnaround system: a computerised order routing system used at the New York Stock Exchange.

SDOT

Evolution of the DOT System

Indicates the evolution of the DOT system, (Designated Order Turnaround system): a computerized order routing system used at the New York Stock Exchange.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is CATB and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

FLAT

Charges/Tax Basis Flat or Absolute

Charges/tax basis is flat or absolute for the trade being allocated.

PERU

Charges/Tax Basis per Unit

Charge/tax basis is per unit of financial instrument.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is TRCN and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

SOLI

Solicited

Trade was solicited by the executing broker. The broker has suggested to his client to buy/sell financial instruments.

USOL

Unsolicited

Trade was unsolicited. The client acts on its own without advice from the executing broker.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is TRSE and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

AUCT

Auctions

Orders that are traded in regularly occurring auctions: orders are accumulated and executed on the basis of defined algorithms.

CONT

Continuous

Orders that are executed directly against each other as they hit the marketplace.

CODES

In option H, if Qualifier is CAOP, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

CASH

Cash

Distribution of cash to holders.

DRIP

Reinvestment of Proceeds

Reinvestment proceeds into securities.

CODES

In option F, if Qualifier is RMTH and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain one of the following codes:

EXAC

Exact

Exact number.

RDUP

Round Up

Round up to the nearest whole number.

RDDN

Round Down

Round down to the nearest whole number.

CODES

If Qualifier is PRIR and Data Source Scheme is not present, Indicator must contain a numerical value in the range 0001 - 9999 where 0001 refers to the highest priority.

USAGE RULES

The qualifier CAOP is to be used for investment funds only, whereby the holder has the option to receive the distribution in cash or reinvest in securities.

If field :22H::BUSE//SWIT is used, then in the linkage sequence reference must be made to the previous message sent and containing field :22H::BUSE//SWIF.

Qualifier TOOR codes BCSE, BCSH and BMIN are only to be used for orders to buy.

Qualifier TOOR codes SLOS, SPLU, SSEX and SSHO are only to be used for orders to sell.

The qualifier BUSE, with codes SUBS, DIVR, REDM, CROF, CROT, SWIF and SWIT must only be used by institutions that are members of the Funds Closed User Group (CUG). Institutions that are not members of the Funds CUG and that send the MT 502 with any of the above codes will receive a NAK with error code G26.

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