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Instruction specifications - Xact via Swift and Xact File Transfer - CEU OneClearstream - Hong Kong

Market Coverage | Xact via Swift | Xact File Transfer | Hong Kong

Reference

Service level
CEU OneClearstream
Last Updated
10.09.2026
This page contains Governing Information.

In the following tables, M=Mandatory; O=Optional; C=Conditional; Seq=Swift Message (sub)sequence. 

MT540 Receive Free / MT541 Receive against Payment 

CCASS-eligible equities and warrants - Buyer/Seller is direct client of Delivering/Receiving Agent 

Seq 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

:20C: 

COMM 

//Common reference a

:98a: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date/time 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//XHKCHKH1XXX 

E1 

:95P: 

:DEAG 

//Counterparty`s BIC 

:95P: 

:DECU 

//Ordering party's BIC  if different from DEAG 

:95Q: 

:SELL 

//UNKNOWN b 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

Ordering party account 

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a. The Common Reference may be populated based on market practices and in coordination with local counterparties.  
b. Please note: If the SAFE field is filled, the UNKNOWN value must also be completed. Furthermore, if both SAFE and UNKNOWN are filled, then the RECU field is also required.  

MT542 Deliver Free / MT543 Deliver against Payment 

CCASS-eligible equities and warrants - Buyer/Seller is direct client of Delivering/Receiving Agent 

Seq 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

:20C: 

COMM 

//Common reference a

:98a: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date/time 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//XHKCHKH1XXX 

E1 

:95P: 

:REAG 

//Counterparty`s BIC 

:95P: 

:RECU 

//Beneficiary`s BIC  if different from REAG  

:95Q: 

:BUYR 

//UNKNOWN  b

:97A: 

:SAFE 

Beneficiary's account 

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a. The Common Reference may be populated based on market practices and in coordination with local counterparties.  
b. Please note: If the SAFE field is filled, the UNKNOWN value must also be completed. Furthermore, if both SAFE and UNKNOWN are filled, then the RECU field is also required.  

MT540 Receive Free / MT541 Receive against Payment 

CMU instruments 

Seq 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

:20C: 

COMM 

//Common reference a

:98a: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date/time 

:70E: 

:SPRO 

//New Issue distribution d

:95P: 

:PSET 

//HKMAHKHCXXX 

E1 

:95P: 

:DEAG 

//Counterparty`s BIC 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Counterparty`s CMU account 

c

:95P: 

:DECU 

//Ordering party's BIC  if different from DEAG 

:95Q: 

:SELL 

//UNKNOWN  b

c

:97A: 

:SAFE 

Ordering party account 

------------------------

a. The Common Reference may be populated based on market practices and in coordination with local counterparties.  
b. Please note: If the SAFE field is filled, the UNKNOWN value must also be completed. Furthermore, if both SAFE and UNKNOWN are filled, then the RECU field is also required.  
c. This field becomes mandatory when Clearstream's depository (Citibank Hong Kong) is also the counterparty.  
d. Mandatory for the allotment of new issues of CMU instruments.  

MT542 Deliver Free / MT543 Deliver against Payment 

CMU instruments 

Seq 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//CEU 8-digit account format 

:20C: 

COMM 

//Common reference a

:98a: 

:TRAD 

//Trade date/time 

:95P: 

:PSET 

//HKMAHKHCXXX 

E1 

:95P: 

:REAG 

//Counterparty`s BIC 

:97A: 

:SAFE 

//Counterparty’s CMU account 

c

:95P: 

:RECU 

//Beneficiary`s BIC  if different from REAG  

:95Q: 

:BUYR 

//UNKNOWN b 

c

:97A: 

:SAFE 

Beneficiary`s account 

------------------------

a. The Common Reference may be populated based on market practices and in coordination with local counterparties.  
b. Please note: If the SAFE field is filled, the UNKNOWN value must also be completed. Furthermore, if both SAFE and UNKNOWN are filled, then the RECU field is also required.  
c. This field becomes mandatory when Clearstream's depository (Citibank Hong Kong) is also the counterparty.  
d. Mandatory for the allotment of new issues of CMU instruments.