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ISO 15022
Data Field Dictionary

MT538: (29) Field 36a: Quantity of Financial Instrument

FORMAT

Option B :4!c//4!c/15d (Qualifier)(Quantity Type Code)(Quantity)
Option D :4!c//4!c/30d (Qualifier)(Quantity Type Code)(Quantity of Digital Tokens)

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 or D

Minimum Nominal Quantity

2

O

SIZE

N

 

B or D

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

In option B, Quantity Type Code must contain one of the following codes:

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.

CODES

In option D, Quantity Type Code must contain the following code:

DITU

Digital Token Unit Number

Quantity of digital token expressed as a number, for example, a number of blockchain tokens.

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.

USAGE RULES

Format option D may only be used for digital assets.

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