Reject Codes

View the reasons and corresponding codes delivering firms must use when rejecting a transfer.

Note

For standard transfers, reject codes 01-05 are soft rejects (SRJ) and 06-09 are hard rejects (HRJ). For nonstandard transfers, reject codes 01-09 are hard rejects. For soft rejects, the receiving broker/dealer has twenty business days to take corrective action. For hard rejects, the transfer must be resubmitted.

Reject Codes - Deliverer
Reject Code Description
01 Social security number tax ID mismatch.
02 Account title mismatch.
03 Documentation needed.
04 Account flat.
05 Invalid account number.
06 Duplicate
07 Account in distribution or transfer.
08 Client rescinded.
09 Missing authorization signature.

View the reasons and corresponding codes receiving firms must use when rejecting a transfer.

Reject Codes - Receiver
Reject Code Description
21

Account violates credit policy of receiving firm.

Reject of a full transfer or partial transfer receiver (PTR) because the account violates the credit policy of the receiving firm.

22 Unrecognized for residual credit (RCR) balance.
23

Partial transfer (deliverer initiated) reject.

Reject of a partial transfer (PTD) initiated by the deliverer.

24 Fail reversal (FRV) reject.
25 Reclaim (RCL) reject.
27 Mutual fund cleanup (MFC) reject.

View the reasons and corresponding codes for position transfer funds (PTFs).

Reject Codes - Position Transfer Fund (PTF)
Reject Code Description
15

Position Transfer Fund (Deliverer)

28 Position Transfer Fund (Receiver)

View the reasons that the ACATS system could reject a transaction.

System Reject Reasons
Reject Code Description
01 Invalid field.
02 Missed cutoff.
03 Associated record not present or invalid.
05 Invalid sequence number.
08 Invalid length of record.
10 Invalid Add transaction – record does not exist.
11 Invalid Chg transaction – record does not exist.
12 Invalid Del transaction – record does not exist.
13 Requested action invalid due to transfer status.
14 Transaction invalid for contra participant.
15 Transaction invalid for submitting participant.
16 Invalid participant.
17 Invalid nonstandard transaction – invalid physical sequence.
18 Invalid nonstandard transaction – restricted asset type or settlement location.
19 Invalid transaction – Fund Registration already sent to Fund/SERV.
99 NSCC reject.