Components
2 components in FIX.4.2
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StandardHeader
Block
Session
The standard FIX message header
| Tag | Name | Type | Req | Description | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | BeginString | String | Y | FIX.4.2 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message) | FIX.4.0 |
| 9 | BodyLength | int | Y | (Always unencrypted, must be second field in message) | FIX.4.0 |
| 35 | MsgType | String | Y | (Always unencrypted, must be third field in message) | FIX.4.0 |
| 49 | SenderCompID | String | Y | (Always unencrypted) | FIX.4.0 |
| 56 | TargetCompID | String | Y | (Always unencrypted) | FIX.4.0 |
| 115 | OnBehalfOfCompID | String | N | Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 128 | DeliverToCompID | String | N | Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 90 | SecureDataLen | Length | N | Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted) | FIX.4.0 |
| 91 | SecureData | data | N | Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field. | FIX.4.0 |
| 34 | MsgSeqNum | int | Y | (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 50 | SenderSubID | String | N | (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 142 | SenderLocationID | String | N | Sender's LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.1 |
| 57 | TargetSubID | String | N | "ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 143 | TargetLocationID | String | N | Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.1 |
| 116 | OnBehalfOfSubID | String | N | Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 144 | OnBehalfOfLocationID | String | N | 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 | String | N | Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 145 | DeliverToLocationID | String | N | 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 |
| 43 | PossDupFlag | Boolean | N | 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.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 97 | PossResend | Boolean | N | Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 52 | SendingTime | UTCTimestamp | Y | (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 122 | OrigSendingTime | UTCTimestamp | N | 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.) | FIX.4.0 |
| 212 | XmlDataLen | Length | N | Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) | FIX.4.2 |
| 213 | XmlData | data | N | Can contain a XML formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) See Appendix M – FIXML Support | FIX.4.2 |
| 347 | MessageEncoding | String | N | Type of message encoding (non-ASCII characters) used in a message’s "Encoded" fields. Required if any "Encoding" fields are used. | FIX.4.2 |
| 369 | LastMsgSeqNumProcessed | int | N | The last MsgSeqNum value received and processed. Can be specified on every message sent. Useful for detecting a backlog with a counterparty. | FIX.4.2 |
| 370 | OnBehalfOfSendingTime | UTCTimestamp | N | 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") | FIX.4.2 |
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StandardTrailer
Block
Session
The standard FIX message trailer
| Tag | Name | Type | Req | Description | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | SignatureLength | Length | N | Required when trailer contains signature. Note: Not to be included within SecureData field | FIX.4.0 |
| 89 | Signature | data | N | Note: Not to be included within SecureData field | FIX.4.0 |
| 10 | CheckSum | String | Y | (Always unencrypted, always last field in message) | FIX.4.0 |