pub struct Field30 {
pub execution_date: NaiveDate,
}
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Field 30: Date Specifications
§Purpose
Specifies various types of dates critical to financial transaction processing, including execution dates, value dates, settlement dates, and other time-sensitive information. This field family provides precise temporal specifications required for proper transaction timing, settlement coordination, and regulatory compliance.
§Format
- Swift Format:
6!n
(Basic),8!n
(Extended variants) - Description: Date in YYMMDD or YYYYMMDD format
- Date Validation: Must represent valid calendar dates
- Business Date: Must align with business day conventions
§Presence
- Status: Conditional/Mandatory depending on message type and business requirements
- Swift Error Codes: T40 (invalid date), T50 (format violation)
- Usage Context: Transaction timing and settlement coordination
§Usage Rules
- Valid Dates: Must represent actual calendar dates
- Business Logic: Must comply with business day and settlement conventions
- Time Zones: Interpreted in appropriate business time zone context
- Forward Dating: Future dates must be within reasonable business limits
§Network Validation Rules
- Date Format: Must follow exact YYMMDD or YYYYMMDD format
- Calendar Validation: Must be valid calendar date
- Business Rules: Must comply with market-specific business day rules
- Range Validation: Must be within acceptable date ranges for business context
§Date Types and Applications
§Execution Date (Basic Field 30)
- Format:
6!n
(YYMMDD) - Purpose: Date when transaction should be executed
- Usage: Customer payment instructions, trade settlements
- Business Context: Determines when payment processing begins
§Value Date Applications
- Settlement: Date funds become available
- Interest: Date for interest calculations
- Trade: Date for trade settlement
- Currency Exchange: Date for FX rate application
§Premium Payment Date (Field 30V)
- Format:
8!n
(YYYYMMDD) - Purpose: Date premium is paid for option contracts
- Usage: FX options, derivative contracts
- Business Context: Critical for option contract timing
§Business Context
- Payment Processing: Determines transaction execution timing
- Settlement Coordination: Aligns settlement across counterparties
- Interest Calculations: Provides basis for accrual calculations
- Regulatory Compliance: Meets timing requirements for various regulations
§Examples
:30:250719 // July 19, 2025 (execution date)
:30V:20250719 // July 19, 2025 (premium payment date)
:30T:250720 // July 20, 2025 (trade date)
:30P:250721 // July 21, 2025 (processing date)
§Date Calculation Logic
- Business Days: Excludes weekends and holidays
- Settlement Cycles: Standard T+0, T+1, T+2, T+3 settlements
- Cut-off Times: Coordination with daily processing cut-offs
- Time Zones: Market-specific time zone considerations
§Regional Considerations
- European Markets: TARGET2 business day calendar
- US Markets: Federal Reserve business day calendar
- Asian Markets: Local holiday and business day calendars
- Cross-Border: Coordination across multiple market calendars
§Error Prevention
- Date Validation: Verify date is valid calendar date
- Business Day Check: Ensure date complies with business day conventions
- Range Verification: Confirm date is within reasonable business range
- Market Calendar: Check against relevant market holiday calendars
§Related Fields
- Field 32A: Value Date, Currency, Amount (settlement information)
- Field 61: Statement Line (transaction dates)
- Field 13C/13D: Time Indication (precise timing information)
- Block Headers: Message timestamps
§Settlement Coordination
- Same Day Settlement: T+0 processing requirements
- Next Day Settlement: T+1 standard processing
- Standard Settlement: T+2 typical market practice
- Extended Settlement: T+3 or longer for specific instruments
§Processing Impact
- Batch Processing: Date-based transaction grouping
- Real-Time Processing: Immediate execution date processing
- Schedule Processing: Future-dated transaction scheduling
- Exception Handling: Holiday and weekend date adjustments
§Compliance Framework
- Regulatory Timing: Meeting regulatory execution requirements
- Market Rules: Compliance with market settlement rules
- Audit Trail: Maintaining accurate date records
- Documentation: Proper date documentation for compliance
§STP Compliance
- Date Standardization: Consistent date format for automation
- Validation Enhancement: Automated date validation and correction
- Processing Rules: Date-based automated processing logic
- Exception Management: Automated handling of date-related exceptions
§See Also
-
Swift FIN User Handbook: Date Field Specifications
-
Settlement Guidelines: Business Day Conventions
-
Market Calendars: Holiday and Business Day References
-
Processing Standards: Date-Based Transaction Handling
Field 30: Execution Date
Basic execution date specification for transaction processing timing.
Fields§
§execution_date: NaiveDate
Execution date
Format: 6!n (YYMMDD) - Date when transaction should be executed Must be valid calendar date and comply with business day conventions