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FIX TAG 11

ClOrdID

StringAdded FIX.2.7

Definition

Unique identifier for Order as assigned by institution (identified by SenderCompID or OnBehalfOfCompID as appropriate). Uniqueness must be guaranteed within a single trading day. Firms, particularly those which electronically submit multi-day orders, trade globally or throughout market close periods,should ensure uniqueness across days, for example by embedding a date within the ClOrdID field.

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FIX 4.4

Unique identifier for Order as assigned by the buy-side (institution, broker, intermediary etc.) (identified by SenderCompID(49) or OnBehalfOfCompID(115) as appropriate). Uniqueness must be guaranteed within a single trading day. Firms, particularly those which electronically submit multi-day orders, trade globally or throughout market close periods, should ensure uniqueness across days, for example by embedding a date within the ClOrdID(11) field.

FIX 4.2

Unique identifier for Order as assigned by institution (identified by SenderCompID or OnBehalfOfCompID as appropriate). Uniqueness must be guaranteed within a single trading day. Firms, particularly those which electronically submit multi-day orders, trade globally or throughout market close periods,should ensure uniqueness across days, for example by embedding a date within the ClOrdID field.

No enumerated values are defined for this field in this source.

About the String data type

Alpha-numeric free format strings, can include any character or punctuation except the delimiter. All String fields are case-sensitive.

Used in messages 11

Includes nested components and repeating groups. Open a location to see its surrounding requirements.

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