Definition
The Confirmation Request message is used to request a Confirmation message.
Message structure 61 distinct fields
Source order, including nested components and groups. Group counts precede the repeated entries. “Required here” is relative to the enclosing component or group, not unconditional in the message. A dash means not marked required; conditional requirements remain in the source notes. This is a reference, not a counterparty-specific validator.
StandardHeaderComponentRequired
MsgType = BH
StandardHeader definition & usage →
FIX.4.4 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)
(Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)
(Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)
(Always unencrypted)
(Always unencrypted)
Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted)
Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field.
(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
Sender's LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
"ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
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.)
Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
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.)
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.)
Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
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.)
Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
Can contain an XML formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) See Volume 1: FIXML Support
Type of message encoding (non-ASCII characters) used in a message’s "Encoded" fields. Required if any "Encoding" fields are used.
The last MsgSeqNum value received by the FIX engine and processed by downstream application, such as trading system or order routing system. Can be specified on every message sent. Useful for detecting a backlog with a counterparty.
HopRepeating groupCount tag 627—
Number of repeating groups of historical "hop" information. Only applicable if OnBehalfOfCompID is used, however, its use is optional. Note that some market regulations or counterparties may require tracking of message hops.
Unique identifier for this message
Denotes whether this message is being used to request a confirmation or a trade status message
OrdAllocGrpRepeating groupCount tag 73—
Indicates number of orders to be combined for allocation. If order(s) were manually delivered set to 1 (one).Required when AllocNoOrdersType = 1
OrdAllocGrp definition & usage →
NestedParties2Repeating groupCount tag 756—
NestedParties2 definition & usage →
Repeating group below should contain unique combinations of Nested2PartyID, Nested2PartyIDSource, and Nested2PartyRole
Used to identify source of Nested2PartyID. Required if Nested2PartyIDSource is specified. Required if NoNested2PartyIDs > 0.
Used to identify class source of Nested2PartyID value (e.g. BIC). Required if Nested2PartyID is specified. Required if NoNested2PartyIDs > 0.
Identifies the type of Nested2PartyID (e.g. Executing Broker). Required if NoNested2PartyIDs > 0.
NstdPtys2SubGrpRepeating groupCount tag 806—
Repeating group of Nested2Party sub-identifiers.
NstdPtys2SubGrp definition & usage →
Used to refer to an earlier Allocation Instruction.
Used to refer to an earlier Allocation Instruction via its secondary identifier
Used to refer to an allocation account within an earlier Allocation Instruction.
Represents the time this message was generated
Account number for the trade being confirmed by this message
StandardTrailerComponentRequired
StandardTrailer definition & usage →
Required when trailer contains signature. Note: Not to be included within SecureData field
Note: Not to be included within SecureData field
(Always unencrypted, always last field in message)