AllocationInstructionAck message – FIX.4.1 – FIX Reference

MsgTypeP

CategoryAllocation

SectionPostTrade

AddedFIX.2.7

Fields33

Components2

The allocation ACK record is used by the broker to acknowledge the receipt and status of an allocation record received from the institution.

Message Structure

33 fields, 2 components/groups — click any tag or field name for details

Tag

Name

Type

Req

Description

Added

◈ StandardHeader [Component]

MsgType = P

FIX.2.7

BeginString

char

FIX.4.1 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)

FIX.4.0

BodyLength

int

(Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)

FIX.4.0

MsgType

char

(Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)

▶ 28 enum values

Value	Name	Description
0	Heartbeat	Heartbeat
1	TestRequest	Test Request
2	ResendRequest	Resend Request
3	Reject	Reject
4	SequenceReset	Sequence Reset
5	Logout	Logout
6	IOI	Indication of Interest
7	Advertisement	Advertisement
8	ExecutionReport	Execution Report
9	OrderCancelReject	Order Cancel Reject
A	Logon	Logon
B	News	News
C	Email	Email
D	NewOrderSingle	Order - Single
E	NewOrderList	Order - List
F	OrderCancelRequest	Order Cancel Request
G	OrderCancelReplaceRequest	Order Cancel/Replace Request
H	OrderStatusRequest	Order Status Request
J	AllocationInstruction	Allocation
K	ListCancelRequest	List Cancel Request
L	ListExecute	List Execute
M	ListStatusRequest	List Status Request
N	ListStatus	List Status
P	AllocationInstructionAck	Allocation ACK
Q	DontKnowTrade	Dont Know Trade (DK)
R	QuoteRequest	Quote Request
S	Quote	Quote
T	SettlementInstructions	Settlement Instructions

FIX.4.0

SenderCompID

char

(Always unencrypted)

FIX.4.0

TargetCompID

char

(Always unencrypted)

FIX.4.0

115

OnBehalfOfCompID

char

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

FIX.4.0

128

DeliverToCompID

char

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

FIX.4.0

SecureDataLen

Length

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

FIX.4.0

SecureData

data

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

FIX.4.0

MsgSeqNum

int

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

SenderSubID

char

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

142

SenderLocationID

char

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

FIX.4.1

TargetSubID

char

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

FIX.4.0

143

TargetLocationID

char

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

FIX.4.1

116

OnBehalfOfSubID

char

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

FIX.4.0

144

OnBehalfOfLocationID

char

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.)

FIX.4.1

129

DeliverToSubID

char

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

FIX.4.0

145

DeliverToLocationID

char

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.)

FIX.4.1

PossDupFlag

char

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.)

▶ 2 enum values

Value	Name	Description
N	OriginalTransmission	Original transmission
Y	PossibleDuplicate	Possible duplicate

FIX.4.0

PossResend

char

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

▶ 2 enum values

Value	Name	Description
N	OriginalTransmission	Original transmission
Y	PossibleResend	Possible resend

FIX.4.0

SendingTime

time

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

122

OrigSendingTime

time

Required for message resends. If data is not available set to same value as SendingTime (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

109

ClientID

char

Used for firm identification in third-party transactions.

FIX.3.0

ExecBroker

char

Used for firm identification in third-party transactions.

FIX.2.7

AllocID

char

Unique identifier for allocation record. (Prior to FIX 4.1 this field was of type int)

FIX.2.7

TradeDate

date

Indicates date of trade referenced in this record in YYYYMMDD format. Absence of this field indicates current day (expressed in local time at place of trade).

FIX.2.7

TransactTime

time

Date/Time AllocationACK generated

FIX.2.7

AllocStatus

int

Identifies status of allocation.

▶ 4 enum values

Value	Name	Description
0	Accepted	accepted (successfully processed)
1	BlockLevelReject	rejected
2	AccountLevelReject	partial accept
3	Received	received (received, not yet processed)

FIX.2.7

AllocRejCode

int

Required for AllocStatus = 1 (rejected)

▶ 8 enum values

Value	Name	Description
0	UnknownAccount	unknown account(s)
1	IncorrectQuantity	incorrect quantity
2	IncorrectAveragegPrice	incorrect average price
3	UnknownExecutingBrokerMnemonic	unknown executing broker mnemonic
4	CommissionDifference	commission difference
5	UnknownOrderID	unknown OrderID
6	UnknownListID	unknown ListID
7	OtherSeeText	other

FIX.2.7

Text

char

Can include explanation for AllocRejCode = 7 (other)

FIX.2.7

◈ StandardTrailer [Component]

The standard FIX message trailer

FIX.2.7

SignatureLength

Length

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

FIX.4.0

Signature

data

Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

FIX.4.0

CheckSum

char

(Always unencrypted, always last field in message)

FIX.4.0