July 2009

List of MT Messages
The following table lists: all Standards MTs defined in the Standards MT Message Reference Guides, effective in Standards MT Release 2009 as of 21 November 2009.

For each message type, there is the message identifier, the message name and a short description of the purpose.

SWIFT Standards MT

Category 1 Customer Payments & Cheques

MT 101 102 / 102+ 103 / 103+ / 103 REMIT 104 105 107 110 111 MT Name Request for Transfer Multiple Customer Credit Transfer Single Customer Credit Transfer Direct Debit and Request for Debit Transfer Message EDIFACT Envelope General Direct Message Advice of Cheque(s) Request for Stop Payment of a Cheque Purpose Requests to debit a customers account held at another institution Conveys multiple payment instructions between financial institutions Instructs a funds transfer Conveys direct debit instructions and requests for direct debits between financial institutions An envelope which conveys a 2k EDIFACT message To order the debit of a debtor's account and to collect payment from this account Advises or confirms the issuance of a cheque to the drawee bank Requests the drawee bank to stop payment of a cheque

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112

Status of a Request for Stop Payment of a Cheque

Indicates action(s) taken in attempting to stop payment of a cheque

Category 2 Financial Institution Transfers

MT 200 201 202 / 202 COV 203 204 205 / 205 COV 207 MT Name Financial Institution Transfer for its Own Account Multiple Financial Institution Transfer for its Own Account General Financial Institution Transfer Multiple General Financial Institution Transfer Financial Markets Direct Debit Message Financial Institution Transfer Execution Request for Financial Institution Transfer Purpose Requests the movement of the Senders funds to its account at another financial institution Multiple of the MT 200 Requests the movement of funds between financial institutions Multiple of the MT 202 Claims funds from SWIFT member banks Further transmits a transfer request domestically Requests to debit an ordering financial institutions account held at the receiving financial institution or the account servicing financial institution Notifies the Receiver that it will receive funds for the Senders account Informs the Sender of one or more previously sent MT 206s of non-payment of one or more truncated cheques. It may also be used to specify dishonoured items that result in reversing a previous payment settlement

210 256

Notice to Receive Advice of Non-Payment of Cheques

Category 3 Treasury Markets Foreign Exchange, Money Markets & Derivatives

MT 300 MT Name Foreign Exchange Confirmation Purpose Confirms information agreed to in the buying/selling of two currencies

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303 304 305 306 307 308 320 321

Forex/Currency Option Allocation Instruction Advice/Instruction of a Third Party Deal Foreign Currency Option Confirmation Foreign Currency Option Confirmation Advice/Instruction of a Third Party FX Deal Instruction for a Gross/Net Settlement of Third Party FX Deals Fixed Loan/Deposit Confirmation Instruction to Settle a Third Party Loan/Deposit

Instructs the allocation of a block trade (forex or currency option) Advises of or instructs settlement of a third party foreign exchange deal Confirms information agreed to in the buying and selling of vanilla options on currencies Confirms information agreed to in the buying and selling of exotic options on currencies Advises of or instructs settlement of a third party foreign exchange deal Informs which deals done on behalf of a third party area to be settled gross and which ones netted Confirms the terms of a contract relative to a fixed loan/deposit transaction Advises the trade details and instructs the settlement of a fixed term loan/deposit done with a third party financial institution Confirms the terms of a contract relative to a call/notice loan/deposit transaction Confirms the details of a forward rate agreement Confirms the settlement details of a forward rate agreement Advises of a loan/deposit interest payment Confirms the details of a single currency interest rate derivative swap, cap, collar or floor Confirms the details of a cross currency interest rate swap transaction Confirms or advises the reset rates of the floating interest rate(s) in a single or cross-currency interest rate

330

Call/Notice Loan/Deposit Confirmation

340 341 350 360 361 362

Forward Rate Agreement Confirmation Forward Rate Agreement Settlement Confirmation Advice of Loan/Deposit Interest Payment Single Currency Interest Rate Derivative Confirmation Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Confirmation Interest Rate Reset/Advice of Payment

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derivative transaction and/or the payment of interest at the end of an interest period 364 Single Currency Interest Rate Derivative Termination/Recouponing Confirmation Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Termination/Recouponing Confirmation Foreign Exchange Order Foreign Exchange Order Confirmation Confirms the details of the partial or full termination or recouponing of a single currency interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor Confirms the details of the partial or full termination or recouponing of a cross, currency interest rate swap Orders to purchase or sell a specific amount of a certain currency Confirms the execution of a FX Order Previously sent

365 380 381

Category 4 Collection & Cash Letters

MT 400 405 MT Name Advice of Payment Clean Collection Purpose Advises of a payment under a collection or part thereof. It also handles the settlement of proceeds Conveys instructions to obtain payment or acceptance against specified conditions. The message is used for clean collections only and supports financial documents such as accepted and non-accepted bills of exchange and promissory notes Acknowledges receipt of a collection. It also specifies if the collecting bank does not intend to act in accordance with the collection instruction Informs the remitting bank of the acceptance of one or more drafts under one collection instruction Advises of the non-payment or non-acceptance under a previously received collection Enquires about documents dent for collection Advises the remitting bank of the fate of one or more

410

Acknowledgement

412 416 420 422

Advice of Acceptance Advice of Non-Payment/Non-Acceptance Tracer Advice of Fate and Request for Instructions

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collection documents; usually accompanied by one or more questions or requests 430 450 Amendment of Instructions Cash Letter Credit Advice Amends collection instructions Confirms that the face amount of cash letter(s) received has been credited under usual reserve (subject to final payment) Advises the account owner of adjustments made to its account (related to a previous credit for a cash letter) Advises the account owner that financial document(s) included in the cash letter have been dishonoured for reasons specified in the advice

455 456

Cash Letter Credit Adjustment Advice Advice of Dishonour

Category 5 Securities Markets

MT 500 501 MT Name Instruction to Register Confirmation of Registration or Modification Purpose Instructs the registration, deregistration or reregistration of a financial instrument at the registration provider Confirms the registration, deregistration or reregistration of a beneficial owner or shareholder with the registration provider Instructs the purchase or sale of a given quantity of a specified financial instrument under specified conditions Requests new or additional collateral, or the return or recall of collateral Proposes new or additional collateral Proposes or requests the substitution of collateral held Provides the details of the valuation of both the collateral and the exposure Advises the status of a collateral claim, a collateral proposal, or a proposal/request for collateral substitution

502 503 504 505 506 507

Order to Buy or Sell Collateral Claim Collateral Proposal Collateral Substitution Collateral and Exposure Statement Collateral Status and Processing Advice

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508 509 510 513

Intra-Position Advice Trade Status Message Registration Status and Processing Advice Client Advice of Execution

Reports on the movement of securities within the holding Provides information on the status of a previously executed trade Advises the status of a registration instruction or modification Provides brief and early information about a securities deal, e.g., a block trade that is to be allocated before final confirmation Instructs the allocation of a block trade Provides a detailed accounting of financial instruments purchased or sold by the Sender on behalf or the Receiver or its client. It may also convey the payment details of the purchase or sale. It may also be sent by, or via an ETC service provider Confirms the details of a securities loan, including collateral arrangements. It may also confirm the details of a partial recall or return of securities previously out on loan Positively affirms the details of a previously received confirmation/contract note Confirms the details of a trade and where necessary, its settlement to a trading counterparty Instructs the modification of client details at the registration provider Instructs the movement of securities within the holding Requests the borrowing of securities or notifies the return or recall of securities previously out on loan. It may also be used to list securities available for lending Performs a specific action on a collateral management transaction

514 515

Trade Allocation Instruction Client Confirmation of Purchase or Sale

516

Securities Loan Confirmation

517 518 519 524 526

Trade Confirmation Affirmation Market-Side Securities Trade Confirmation Modification of Client Details Intra-Position Instruction General Securities Lending/Borrowing Message

527

Triparty Collateral Instruction

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528

ETC Client-Side Settlement Instruction

Sent by an ETC service provider, it communicates early settlement information to a custodian or clearing agent about a client-side trade Sent by ETC service provider, it communicates early settlement information to a custodian or clearing agent about a market-side trade Requests the modification of a processing indicator or other non-matching information. Reports at a specified time, the quantity and identification of securities and other holdings which the account servicer holds for the account owner Provides details of increases and decreases of holdings which occurred during a specified period Provides details of pending increases and decreases of holdings at a specified time Provides details of increases and decreases in securities within the holding during a specified period Instructs a receipt of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction Instructs a receipt of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction Instructs a delivery of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction Instructs a delivery of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction Confirms a receipt of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation

529

ETC Market-Side Settlement Instruction

530 535

Transaction Processing Command Statement of Holdings

536 537 538 540

Statement of Transactions Statement of Pending Transaction Statement of Intra-Position Advices Receive Free

541

Receive Against Payment

542

Deliver Free

543

Deliver Against Payment

544

Receive Free Confirmation

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545

Receive Against Payment Confirmation

Confirms a receipt of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation Confirms a delivery of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation Confirms a delivery of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation Advises the status of a settlement instruction or replies to a cancellation request Requests a statement or a status message Provides validation results and status advice re collateral instructions and proposed collateral movements Claims reimbursement of income or redemption proceeds, or a combination of both Provides an account owner with details of a corporate action event and the choices available to the account owner. It also provides the account owner with details on the impact a corporate action event will have on a safekeeping or cash account, eg, entitlement calculation Instructs the custodian on the investment decision made by an account owner relative to a corporate action event Confirms to the account owner that securities and/or cash have been credited/debited to an account as a result of a corporate action event Indicates the status, or a change in status, of a corporate action-related transaction previously instructed by, or executed on behalf of, the account owner Provides complex instructions or narrative details relating to a corporate action event

546

Deliver Free Confirmation

547

Deliver Against Payment Confirmation

548 549 558 559 564

Settlement Status and Processing Advice Request for Settlement/Status Advice Triparty Collateral Status and Processing Advice Paying Agents Claim Corporate Action Notification

565 566

Corporate Action Instruction Corporate Action Confirmation

567

Corporate Action Status and Processing Advice

568

Corporate Action Narrative

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569 574

Triparty Collateral and Exposure Statement IRS 1441 NRA-IRS Beneficial Owners List

Provides the details of the valuation of both the collateral and the exposure Provides owner or pooled income information for a period of time arranged between the intermediary and the withholding agent Certifies the foreign status of a beneficial owner for United States tax withholding Reports on all securities and cash activity for a given combination of safekeeping and cash accounts Provides details of orders to buy or to sell financial instruments, as at a specified date, which have been accepted by the Sender, but which have not yet been executed Provides certificates numbers of securities Advises the account owner that a counterparty has alleged a settlement instruction on the account owners account Replaces or supplements the certificate numbers field in a primary message, eg, MT 577 Claims or notifies a change in the amount of collateral held against securities out on loan or for other reasons Claims reimbursement of funds paid on behalf of the Receiver or of securities received which are due to the Sender. It may also advise that funds and/or securities have or will be remitted by the Sender in favour of the Receiver Provides statuses and details of executed trades which are not yet matched nor affirmed Provides details of pending settlement allegements Instructs the issuance or release of a depositary receipt from/to ordinary shares, or the conversion from one type

574 575 576

IRS 1441 NRA-Form W8-BEN Report of Combined Activity Statement of Open Orders

577 578

Statement of Numbers Settlement Allegement

579 581 582

Certificate Numbers Collateral Adjustment Message Reimbursements Claim or Advice

584 586 587

Statement of ETC Pending Trades Statement of Settlement Allegements Depositary Receipt Instruction

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of depositary receipt to another 588 Depositary Receipt Confirmation Confirms the issuance or release of a depositary receipt from/to ordinary shares, or the conversion from one type of depositary receipt to another Advises the status, or change in status, of a depositary receipt

589

Depositary Receipt Status and Processing Advice

Category 6 Treasury Markets Precious Metals

MT 600 601 604 MT Name Precious Metal Trade Confirmation Precious Metal Option Confirmation Precious Metal Transfer/Delivery Order Purpose Confirms the details of a precious metal trade and its settlement Confirms the details of a precious metal option contract Instructs the Receiver to transfer by book-entry, or physically deliver, a specified type and quantity of precious metal to a specified party Notifies the Receiver of an impending book-entry transfer or physical delivery of a specified type and quantity of precious metal Advises the Receiver of a debit entry to a specified metal account Advises the Receiver of a credit entry to a specified metal account Provides the details of all bookings to a metal account Identifies all outstanding metal contracts, as at a specified date for which confirmations have been exchanged

605

Precious Metal Notice to Receive

606 607 608 609

Precious Metal Debit Advice Precious Metal Credit Advice Statement of a Metal Account Statement of Metal Contracts

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Category 6 Treasury Markets Syndications

MT 643 644 645 646 MT Name Notice of Drawdown/Renewal Advice of Rate and Amount Fixing Notice of Fee Due Payment of Principal and/or of Interest Purpose Provides notice of the Borrower(s) request for drawdown(s)/renewal(s) on a given date Specifies the interest rate and, if applicable, the exchange rate, for the next interest period Specifies flat and variable fees, related to one Facility, due to the Receiver Advises of payments and/or prepayments of principal and/or of interest with the same value date, but not related to any subsequent drawing or renewal Provides for communications related to syndicated facilities for which no specific message has been defined

649

General Syndicated Facility Message

Category 7 Documentary Credits & Guarantees

MT 700 701 705 707 710 711 720 MT Name Issue of a Documentary Credit Issue of a Documentary Credit Pre-Advice of a Documentary Credit Amendment to a Documentary Credit Advice of a Third Banks Documentary Credit Advice of a Third Banks Documentary Credit Transfer of a Documentary Credit Purpose Indicates the terms and conditions of a documentary credit Continuation of an MT 700 for fields 45a, 46a and 47a Provides brief advice of a documentary credit for which full details will follow Informs the Receiver of amendments to the terms and conditions of a documentary credit Advises the Receiver of the terms and conditions of a documentary credit Continuation of an MT 710 for files 45a, 46a and 47a Advises the transfer of a documentary credit, or part thereof, to the bank advising the second beneficiary

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721 730

Transfer of a Documentary Credit Acknowledgement

Continuation of a MT 720 for files 45a, 46a and 47a Acknowledges the receipt of a documentary credit message and may indicate that the message has been forwarded according to instructions. It may also be used to account for bank charges or to advise of acceptance or rejection of an amendment of a documentary credit Advises that documents received with discrepancies have been taken up Advises the refusal of documents that are not in accordance with the terms and conditions of a documentary credit Requests the Receiver to honour claims for reimbursement of payment(s) or negotiation(s) under a documentary credit Provides a reimbursement claim to the bank authorised to reimburse the Sender or its branch for its payments/negotiations Informs the reimbursing bank of amendments to the terms and conditions of a documentary credit, relative to the authorisation to reimburse Advises of discrepancies and requests authorisation to honour documents presented that are not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the documentary credit Advises a bank which has requested authorisation to pay, accept, negotiate or incur a deferred payment undertaking that the presentation of the documents may be honoured, notwithstanding the discrepancies, provided they are otherwise in order Advises that documents have been presented in accordance with the terms of a documentary credit and are being forwarded as instructed. This message type also handles the payment/negotiation

732 734

Advice of Discharge Advice of Refusal

740

Authorisation to Reimburse

742

Re-imbursement Claim

747

Amendment to an Authorisation to Reimburse

750

Advice of Discrepancy

752

Authorisation to Pay, Accept or Negotiate

754

Advice of Payment/Acceptance/Negotiations

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756

Advice of Re-imbursement or Payment

Advises of the reimbursement or payment for a drawing under a documentary credit in which no specific reimbursement instructions or payment provisions were given Issues or requests the issue of a guarantee or Standby LC Amends a guarantee or Standby LC which has been previously issued or requests the amendment of a guarantee which the Sender has previously requested to be issued Acknowledges the receipt of a guarantee/ Standby LC message and may indicate that action has been taken according to instructions Advises that a bank has been released of its liability for a specified amount under its guarantee

760 767

Guarantee/Standby LC Guarantee/ Standby LC Amendment

768

Acknowledgement of a Guarantee/ Standby LC Message

769

Advice of Reduction or Release

Category 8 Travellers Cheques

MT 800 801 MT Name T/C Sales and Settlement Advice [Single] T/C Multiple Sales Advice Purpose Provides the sale and settlement details for the sale of travellers cheques by a single selling agent Provides the details (excluding the settlement details) of the sales of travellers cheques in cases where the data is lengthy or includes data from several selling agents Provides the settlement details of multiple sales of travellers cheques Requests the issuer to honour a claim for a refund for lost or stolen travellers cheques. It may also request authorisation to refund Authorises, denies or defers a full or partial refund for cheques which have been lost or stolen

802 810

T/C Settlement Advice T/C Refund Request

812

T/C Refund Authorisation

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813

T/C Refund Confirmation

Confirms and accounts for an authorised refund to a claimant. It may also indicate the amount to be reimbursed to the refund agent Requests replenishment of the selling agents travellers cheque stock Provides general information regarding a shipment of travellers cheques Acknowledges the receipt of a shipment of travellers cheques from the issuer Advises the issuer of a transfer of specified travellers cheque stock from one selling agent to another Notifies the issuer of the destruction/cancellation of travellers cheque inventory held by the selling agent. It may also request a selling agent to destroy/cancel travellers cheque inventory

820 821 822 823 824

Request for T/C Stock T/C Inventory Addition Trust Receipt Acknowledgement T/C Inventory Transfer T/C Inventory Destruction/Cancellation Notice

Category 9 Cash Management & Customer Status

MT 900 910 920 935 MT Name Confirmation of Debit Confirmation of Credit Request Message Rate Change Advice Purpose Advises an account owner of a debit to its account Advises an account owner of a credit to its account Requests the account servicing institution to send an MT 940, 941, 942 or 950 Advises the Receiver of general rate change(s) and/or rate change(s) which applies to a specific account other than a call/notice loan/deposit account Provides balance and transaction details of an account to a financial institution on behalf of the account owner Provides balance information of an account to a financial institution on behalf of the account owner

940 941

Customer Statement Message Balance Report

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942

Interim Transaction Report

Provides balance and transaction details of an account, for a specified period of time, to a financial institution on behalf of the account owner Provides balance and transaction details of an account to the account owner

950

Statement Message

970 971 972 973 985 986

Netting Statement Netting Balance Report Netting Interim Statement Netting Request Message Status Enquiry Status Report

Provides balance and transaction details of a netting position as recorded by a netting system Provides balance information for specified netting position(s) Advises interim balance and transaction details of a netting position as recorded by a netting system Requests an MT 971 or 972 containing the latest available information Requests an MT 986 Provides business related information about a customer or institution

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Category n Common Group Messages

MT n90 n91 n92 n95 n96 MT Name Advice of Charges, Interest and Other Adjustments Request for Payment of Charges, Interest and Other Expenses Request for Cancellation Queries Answers Purpose Advises an account owner of charges, interest or other adjustments to its account Requests payment of charges, interest or other expenses Requests the Receiver to consider cancellation of the message identified in the request Requests information relating to a previous message or amendment to a previous message Responds to an MT n95 Queries or MT n92 Request for Cancellation or other messages where no specific message type has been provided for the response Contains formats defined and agreed to between users and for those messages not yet live Contains information for which no other message type has been defined

n98 n99

Proprietary Message Free Format Message

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