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FIX TAG 10

CheckSum

StringAdded FIX.2.7

Definition

Three byte, simple checksum (see Volume 2: "Checksum Calculation" for description). ALWAYS LAST FIELD IN MESSAGE; i.e. serves, with the trailing <SOH>, as the end-of-message delimiter. Always defined as three characters. (Always unencrypted)

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FIX 5.0 SP2 FIX Latest · EP309

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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 (i.e. morstatt != Morstatt).

Used in messages 181

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