MT518 Scope

This message is sent by an executing party to its trade counterparty.

It is used to confirm the details of a trade.

It may also be used to:

This message may include, where necessary, the settlement details of the trade.

The market confirmation may be:

MT518 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

SEME

Reference

Sender's Message Reference

:4!c//16x

2

M

23G

 

 

Function of the Message

4!c[/4!c]

3

O

98a

PREP

Date/Time

Preparation Date/Time

A, C, or E

4

M

22F

TRTR

Indicator

Trade Transaction Type

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

5

-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence A1 Linkages

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

LINK

6

O

13a

LINK

Number Identification

Linked Message

A or B

7

M

20C

4!c

Reference

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//16x

8

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

LINK

9

-----| End of Subsequence A1 Linkages

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

GENL

10

End of Sequence A General Information

Mandatory Sequence B Confirmation Details

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

CONFDET

11

----->

M

98a

4!c

Date/Time

(see qualifier description)

A, B, C, or E

12

-----|

M

90a

DEAL

Price

Deal Price

A or B

13

----->

O

92A

4!c

Rate

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//[N]15d

14

-----|

----->

O

99A

4!c

Number Count

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//[N]3!n

15

-----|

----->

O

94a

4!c

Place

(see qualifier description)

B, C, or F

16

-----|

O

19A

SETT

Amount

Settlement Amount

:4!c//[N]3!a15d

17

----->

M

22a

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

F or H

18

-----|

O

11A

4!c

Currency

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//3!a

19

-----> Mandatory Repetitive Subsequence B1 Confirmation Parties

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

CONFPRTY

20

----->

M

95a

4!c

Party

(see qualifier description)

P, Q, R, or S

21

-----|

----->

O

97a

4!c

Account

(see qualifier description)

A, B, or E

22

-----|

O

98a

PROC

Date/Time

Processing Date/Time

A or C

23

O

20C

PROC

Reference

Processing Reference

:4!c//16x

24

----->

O

70a

4!c

Narrative

(see qualifier description)

C or E

25

-----|

----->

O

22F

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

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

26

-----|

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

CONFPRTY

27

-----| End of Subsequence B1 Confirmation Parties

M

36B

CONF

Quantity of Financial Instrument

Quantity of Financial Instrument Confirmed

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

28

M

35B

 

 

Identification of the Financial Instrument

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

29

Optional Subsequence B2 Financial Instrument Attributes

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

FIA

30

O

94B

PLIS

Place

Place of Listing

:4!c/[8c]/4!c[/30x]

31

----->

O

22F

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

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

32

-----|

----->

O

12a

4!c

Type of Financial Instrument

(see qualifier description)

A, B, or C

33

-----|

O

11A

DENO

Currency

Currency of Denomination

:4!c//3!a

34

----->

O

98A

4!c

Date/Time

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//8!n

35

-----|

----->

O

92A

4!c

Rate

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//[N]15d

36

-----|

----->

O

13a

4!c

Number Identification

(see qualifier description)

A or B

37

-----|

----->

O

17B

4!c

Flag

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//1!a

38

-----|

----->

O

90a

4!c

Price

(see qualifier description)

A or B

39

-----|

----->

O

36B

4!c

Quantity of Financial Instrument

(see qualifier description)

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

40

-----|

----->

O

35B

 

 

Identification of the Financial Instrument

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

41

-----|

O

70E

FIAN

Narrative

Financial Instrument Attribute Narrative

:4!c//10*35x

42

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

FIA

43

End of Subsequence B2 Financial Instrument Attributes

----->

O

13B

CERT

Number Identification

Certificate Number

:4!c/[8c]/30x

44

-----|

----->

O

70E

4!c

Narrative

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//10*35x

45

-----|

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

CONFDET

46

End of Sequence B Confirmation Details

Optional Sequence C Settlement Details

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

SETDET

47

----->

M

22F

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

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

48

-----|

O

11A

4!c

Currency

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//3!a

49

-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence C1 Settlement Parties

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

SETPRTY

50

----->

M

95a

4!c

Party

(see qualifier description)

C, P, Q, R, or S

51

-----|

O

97a

SAFE

Account

Safekeeping Account

A or B

52

O

98a

PROC

Date/Time

Processing Date/Time

A or C

53

O

20C

PROC

Reference

Processing Reference

:4!c//16x

54

----->

O

70a

4!c

Narrative

(see qualifier description)

C or D

55

-----|

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

SETPRTY

56

-----| End of Subsequence C1 Settlement Parties

-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence C2 Cash Parties

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

CSHPRTY

57

----->

M

95a

4!c

Party

(see qualifier description)

P, Q, R, or S

58

-----|

----->

O

97a

4!c

Account

(see qualifier description)

A or E

59

-----|

O

98a

PROC

Date/Time

Processing Date/Time

A or C

60

O

20C

PROC

Reference

Processing Reference

:4!c//16x

61

O

70C

PACO

Narrative

Party Narrative

:4!c//4*35x

62

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

CSHPRTY

63

-----| End of Subsequence C2 Cash Parties

-----> Optional Repetitive Subsequence C3 Amounts

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

AMT

64

----->

O

17B

4!c

Flag

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//1!a

65

-----|

----->

M

19A

4!c

Amount

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//[N]3!a15d

66

-----|

O

98a

VALU

Date/Time

Value Date/Time

A or C

67

O

92B

EXCH

Rate

Exchange Rate

:4!c//3!a/3!a/15d

68

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

AMT

69

-----| End of Subsequence C3 Amounts

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

SETDET

70

End of Sequence C Settlement Details

-----> Optional Repetitive Sequence D Other Parties

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

OTHRPRTY

71

----->

M

95a

4!c

Party

(see qualifier description)

P, Q, R, or S

72

-----|

----->

O

97a

4!c

Account

(see qualifier description)

A, B, or E

73

-----|

O

70C

PACO

Narrative

Party Narrative

:4!c//4*35x

74

O

20C

PROC

Reference

Processing Reference

:4!c//16x

75

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

OTHRPRTY

76

-----| End of Sequence D Other Parties

Optional Sequence E Two Leg Transaction Details

M

16R

 

 

Start of Block

REPO

77

----->

O

98a

4!c

Date/Time

(see qualifier description)

A, B, or C

78

-----|

----->

O

22F

4!c

Indicator

(see qualifier description)

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

79

-----|

----->

O

20C

4!c

Reference

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//16x

80

-----|

----->

O

92a

4!c

Rate

(see qualifier description)

A or C

81

-----|

----->

O

99B

4!c

Number Count

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//3!n

82

-----|

----->

O

19A

4!c

Amount

(see qualifier description)

:4!c//[N]3!a15d

83

-----|

O

70C

SECO

Narrative

Second Leg Narrative

:4!c//4*35x

84

M

16S

 

 

End of Block

REPO

85

End of Sequence E Two Leg Transaction Details

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