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MT543

SWIFT MT Category 5 message, securities settlement.

Definition

MT543 is the instruction by which an account owner asks its custodian to deliver a quantity of securities against receipt of a payment (Deliver Against Payment). It is the sell-side counterpart of MT541; both counterparties send paired instructions that must match at the central securities depository before settlement occurs.

Origin

Defined in the SWIFT User Handbook, Category 5 — Securities Markets volume, built on the ISO 15022 field syntax. Maintained by SWIFT SC.

Example in context

:16R:GENL / :20C::SEME//DAP20260620002 / :23G:NEWM / :16R:TRADDET / :35B:ISIN FR0000131104 / :16R:SETDET / :22F::SETR//TRAD / :36B::SETT//UNIT/500, / :97A::SAFE//7654321 / :16S:SETDET

  • MT541 — the mirror message, receive securities against payment.
  • DVP — the delivery-versus-payment mechanism.

Last updated: June 20, 2026