Email

StandardHeader definition & usage →

1. 8 BeginStringStringRequired here

   FIX.4.2 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)

2. 9 BodyLengthintRequired here

   (Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)

3. 35 MsgTypeStringRequired here

   (Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)

4. 49 SenderCompIDStringRequired here

   (Always unencrypted)

5. 56 TargetCompIDStringRequired here

   (Always unencrypted)

6. 115 OnBehalfOfCompIDString—

   Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

7. 128 DeliverToCompIDString—

   Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

8. 90 SecureDataLenint—

   Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted)

9. 91 SecureDatadata—

   Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field.

10. 34 MsgSeqNumintRequired here

    (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

11. 50 SenderSubIDString—

    (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

12. 142 SenderLocationIDString—

    Sender's LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

13. 57 TargetSubIDString—

    "ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

14. 143 TargetLocationIDString—

    Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

15. 116 OnBehalfOfSubIDString—

    Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

16. 144 OnBehalfOfLocationIDString—

    Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

17. 129 DeliverToSubIDString—

    Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

18. 145 DeliverToLocationIDString—

    Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

19. 43 PossDupFlagBoolean—

    Always required for retransmitted messages, whether prompted by the sending system or as the result of a resend request. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

20. 97 PossResendBoolean—

    Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

21. 52 SendingTimeUTCTimestampRequired here

    (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

22. 122 OrigSendingTimeUTCTimestamp—

    Required for message resent as a result of a ResendRequest. If data is not available set to same value as SendingTime (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

23. 212 XmlDataLenint—

    Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

24. 213 XmlDatadata—

    Can contain an XML-formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) See Appendix M – FIXML Support

25. 347 MessageEncodingString—

    Type of message encoding (non-ASCII characters) used in a message’s "Encoded" fields. Required if any "Encoding" fields are used.

26. 369 LastMsgSeqNumProcessedint—

    The last MsgSeqNum value received and processed. Can be specified on every message sent. Useful for detecting a backlog with a counterparty.

27. 370 OnBehalfOfSendingTimeUTCTimestamp—

    Used when a message is sent via a "hub" or "service bureau". If A sends to Q (the hub) who then sends to B via a separate FIX session, then when Q sends to B the value of this field should represent the SendingTime on the message A sent to Q. (always expressed in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated, also known as "GMT")

RoutingGrp definition & usage →

1. 215 NoRoutingIDsGroup count—
2. 216 RoutingTypeint—

   Indicates type of RoutingID. Required if NoRoutingIDs is > 0.

3. 217 RoutingIDString—

   Identifies routing destination. Required if NoRoutingIDs is > 0.

InstrmtGrp definition & usage →

1. 146 NoRelatedSymGroup count—
2. 46 RelatdSymString—

   Can be repeated multiple times if message is related to multiple symbols.

3. 65 SymbolSfxString—

   Can be repeated multiple times if message is related to multiple symbols.

4. 48 SecurityIDString—

   Can be repeated multiple times if message is related to multiple symbols.

5. 22 IDSourceString—

   Can be repeated multiple times if message is related to multiple symbols.

6. 167 SecurityTypeString—

   Must be specified if a Future or Option. If a Future: RelatdSym, SecurityType, and MaturityMonthYear are required. If an Option: RelatdSym, SecurityType, MaturityMonthYear, PutOrCall, and StrikePrice are required.

7. 200 MaturityMonthYearMonthYear—

   Specifies the month and year of maturity. Required if MaturityDay is specified.

8. 205 MaturityDayDayOfMonth—

   Can be used in conjunction with MaturityMonthYear to specify a particular maturity date.

9. 201 PutOrCallint—

   For Options.

10. 202 StrikePricePrice—

    For Options.

11. 206 OptAttributechar—

    For Options.

12. 231 ContractMultiplierfloat—

    For Fixed Income, Convertible Bonds, Derivatives, etc. Note: If used, quantities should be expressed in the "nominal" (e.g. contracts vs. shares) amount.

13. 223 CouponRatefloat—

    For Fixed Income.

14. 207 SecurityExchangeExchange—

    Can be used to identify the security.

15. 106 IssuerString—

    Can be repeated multiple times if message is related to multiple symbols.

16. 348 EncodedIssuerLenint—

    Must be set if EncodedIssuer field is specified and must immediately precede it.

17. 349 EncodedIssuerdata—

    Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Issuer field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

18. 107 SecurityDescString—

    Can be repeated multiple times if message is related to multiple symbols.

19. 350 EncodedSecurityDescLenint—

    Must be set if EncodedSecurityDesc field is specified and must immediately precede it.

20. 351 EncodedSecurityDescdata—

    Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the SecurityDesc field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

LinesOfTextGrp definition & usage →

1. 33 LinesOfTextGroup countRequired here
2. 58 TextStringRequired here

   Repeating field, number of instances defined in LinesOfText

3. 354 EncodedTextLenint—

   Must be set if EncodedText field is specified and must immediately precede it.

4. 355 EncodedTextdata—

   Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Text field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

StandardTrailer definition & usage →

1. 93 SignatureLengthint—

   Required when trailer contains signature. Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

2. 89 Signaturedata—

   Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

3. 10 CheckSumStringRequired here

   (Always unencrypted, always last field in message)