10.2.1 MT 517 Trade Confirmation Affirmation

This topic describes the MT 517 trade confirmation affirmation.

This message is sent by an instructing party, e.g. client, or its authorized representative, to a financial institution which had previously sent a trade confirmation/contract note.

This message is used to positively affirm the details of a previously received confirmation/ contract note. This message binds the Sender and the Receiver of the message to the trade details contained in the confirmation being affirmed.

This message may be sent directly between the parties to the trade or via an ETC service provider.

Maximum Length: 10000

Table 10-135 Format Specifications: Mandatory Sequence A General Information

Field Tag	Field Name	Field Description	Format	Mandatory/Optional
16R		Start of Block	GENL	M
20C	Reference	Sender's Message Reference	:4!c//16x	M
23G		Function of the Message	4!c[/4!c]	M
98a	Date/Time	Preparation Date/Time	A, C, or E	O
95a	Party	(see qualifier description)	P, Q, or R	M
25D	Status Code	Affirmation Status	:4!c/[8c]/4!c	O

Table 10-136 Mandatory Repetitive Subsequence A1 Linkages

Field Tag	Field Name	Field Description	Format	Mandatory/Optional
16R		Start of Block	LINK	M
13a	Number Identification	Linked Message	A or B	O
20C	Reference	(see qualifier description)	:4!c//16x	M
16S	NA	End of Block	LINK	M

Table 10-137 End of Subsequence A1 Linkages

Field Tag	Field Name	Field Description	Format	Mandatory/Optional
16S		End of Block	GENL	M