Reject message – FIX.4.4 – FIX Reference

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MsgType3

CategorySession

SectionSession

AddedFIX.2.7

Fields40

Components3

The reject message should be issued when a message is received but cannot be properly processed due to a session-level rule violation.

Message Structure

40 fields, 3 components/groups — click any tag or field name for details

Tag

Name

Type

Req

Description

Added

◈ StandardHeader [Component]

MsgType = 3

FIX.2.7

BeginString

String

FIX.4.4 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)

FIX.4.0

BodyLength

Length

(Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)

FIX.4.0

MsgType

String

(Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)

▶ 93 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 Instruction
K	ListCancelRequest	List Cancel Request
L	ListExecute	List Execute
M	ListStatusRequest	List Status Request
N	ListStatus	List Status
P	AllocationInstructionAck	Allocation Instruction Ack
Q	DontKnowTrade	Don’t Know Trade (DK)
R	QuoteRequest	Quote Request
S	Quote	Quote
T	SettlementInstructions	Settlement Instructions
V	MarketDataRequest	Market Data Request
W	MarketDataSnapshotFullRefresh	Market Data-Snapshot/Full Refresh
X	MarketDataIncrementalRefresh	Market Data-Incremental Refresh
Y	MarketDataRequestReject	Market Data Request Reject
Z	QuoteCancel	Quote Cancel
a	QuoteStatusRequest	Quote Status Request
b	MassQuoteAcknowledgement	Mass Quote Acknowledgement
c	SecurityDefinitionRequest	Security Definition Request
d	SecurityDefinition	Security Definition
e	SecurityStatusRequest	Security Status Request
f	SecurityStatus	Security Status
g	TradingSessionStatusRequest	Trading Session Status Request
h	TradingSessionStatus	Trading Session Status
i	MassQuote	Mass Quote
j	BusinessMessageReject	Business Message Reject
k	BidRequest	Bid Request
l	BidResponse	Bid Response (lowercase L)
m	ListStrikePrice	List Strike Price
n	XMLNonFIX	XML message (e.g. non-FIX MsgType)
o	RegistrationInstructions	Registration Instructions
p	RegistrationInstructionsResponse	Registration Instructions Response
q	OrderMassCancelRequest	Order Mass Cancel Request
r	OrderMassCancelReport	Order Mass Cancel Report
s	NewOrderCross	New Order - Cross
t	CrossOrderCancelReplaceRequest	Cross Order Cancel/Replace Request (a.k.a. Cross Order Modification Request)
u	CrossOrderCancelRequest	Cross Order Cancel Request
v	SecurityTypeRequest	Security Type Request
w	SecurityTypes	Security Types
x	SecurityListRequest	Security List Request
y	SecurityList	Security List
z	DerivativeSecurityListRequest	Derivative Security List Request
AA	DerivativeSecurityList	Derivative Security List
AB	NewOrderMultileg	New Order - Multileg
AC	MultilegOrderCancelReplace	Multileg Order Cancel/Replace (a.k.a. Multileg Order Modification Request)
AD	TradeCaptureReportRequest	Trade Capture Report Request
AE	TradeCaptureReport	Trade Capture Report
AF	OrderMassStatusRequest	Order Mass Status Request
AG	QuoteRequestReject	Quote Request Reject
AH	RFQRequest	RFQ Request
AI	QuoteStatusReport	Quote Status Report
AJ	QuoteResponse	Quote Response
AK	Confirmation	Confirmation
AL	PositionMaintenanceRequest	Position Maintenance Request
AM	PositionMaintenanceReport	Position Maintenance Report
AN	RequestForPositions	Request For Positions
AO	RequestForPositionsAck	Request For Positions Ack
AP	PositionReport	Position Report
AQ	TradeCaptureReportRequestAck	Trade Capture Report Request Ack
AR	TradeCaptureReportAck	Trade Capture Report Ack
AS	AllocationReport	Allocation Report (aka Allocation Claim)
AT	AllocationReportAck	Allocation Report Ack (aka Allocation Claim Ack)
AU	ConfirmationAck	Confirmation Ack (aka Affirmation)
AV	SettlementInstructionRequest	Settlement Instruction Request
AW	AssignmentReport	Assignment Report
AX	CollateralRequest	Collateral Request
AY	CollateralAssignment	Collateral Assignment
AZ	CollateralResponse	Collateral Response
BA	CollateralReport	Collateral Report
BB	CollateralInquiry	Collateral Inquiry
BC	NetworkCounterpartySystemStatusRequest	Network (Counterparty System) Status Request
BD	NetworkCounterpartySystemStatusResponse	Network (Counterparty System) Status Response
BE	UserRequest	User Request
BF	UserResponse	User Response
BG	CollateralInquiryAck	Collateral Inquiry Ack
BH	ConfirmationRequest	Confirmation Request

FIX.4.0

SenderCompID

String

(Always unencrypted)

FIX.4.0

TargetCompID

String

(Always unencrypted)

FIX.4.0

115

OnBehalfOfCompID

String

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

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

SeqNum

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

SenderSubID

String

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

142

SenderLocationID

String

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

FIX.4.1

TargetSubID

String

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

FIX.4.0

143

TargetLocationID

String

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

FIX.4.1

116

OnBehalfOfSubID

String

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

FIX.4.0

144

OnBehalfOfLocationID

String

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

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

FIX.4.0

145

DeliverToLocationID

String

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

Boolean

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
Y	PossibleDuplicate	Possible duplicate
N	OriginalTransmission	Original transmission

FIX.4.0

PossResend

Boolean

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
Y	PossibleResend	Possible resend
N	OriginalTransmission	Original transmission

FIX.4.0

SendingTime

UTCTimestamp

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

FIX.4.0

122

OrigSendingTime

UTCTimestamp

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

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

Can contain a XML formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) See Volume 1: FIXML Support

FIX.4.2

347

MessageEncoding

String

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

▶ 4 enum values

Value	Name	Description
ISO-2022-JP	ISO2022JP	JIS
EUC-JP	EUCJP	EUC
Shift_JIS	ShiftJIS	for using SJIS
UTF-8	UTF8	Unicode

FIX.4.2

369

LastMsgSeqNumProcessed

SeqNum

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.

FIX.4.2

◈ Hop [Component]

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.

FIX.4.4

627

NoHops

NumInGroup

Number of HopCompID entries in repeating group.

FIX.4.4

628

HopCompID

String

Assigned value used to identify the third party firm which delivered a specific message either from the firm which originated the message or from another third party (if multiple "hops" are performed). It is recommended that this value be the SenderCompID (49) of the third party. Applicable when messages are communicated/re-distributed via third parties which function as service bureaus or "hubs". Only applicable if OnBehalfOfCompID (5) is being used.

FIX.4.4

629

HopSendingTime

UTCTimestamp

Time that HopCompID (628) sent the message. It is recommended that this value be the SendingTime (52) of the message sent by the third party. Applicable when messages are communicated/re-distributed via third parties which function as service bureaus or "hubs". Only applicable if OnBehalfOfCompID (5) is being used.

FIX.4.4

630

HopRefID

SeqNum

Reference identifier assigned by HopCompID (628) associated with the message sent. It is recommended that this value be the MsgSeqNum (34) of the message sent by the third party. Applicable when messages are communicated/re-distributed via third parties which function as service bureaus or "hubs". Only applicable if OnBehalfOfCompID (5) is being used.

FIX.4.4

RefSeqNum

SeqNum

MsgSeqNum of rejected message

FIX.2.7

371

RefTagID

int

The tag number of the FIX field being referenced.

FIX.4.2

372

RefMsgType

String

The MsgType of the FIX message being referenced.

FIX.4.2

373

SessionRejectReason

int

Code to identify reason for a session-level Reject message.

▶ 19 enum values

Value	Name	Description
0	InvalidTagNumber	Invalid tag number
1	RequiredTagMissing	Required tag missing
2	TagNotDefinedForThisMessageType	Tag not defined for this message type
3	UndefinedTag	Undefined Tag
4	TagSpecifiedWithoutAValue	Tag specified without a value
5	ValueIsIncorrect	Value is incorrect (out of range) for this tag
6	IncorrectDataFormatForValue	Incorrect data format for value
7	DecryptionProblem	Decryption problem
8	SignatureProblem	Signature problem
9	CompIDProblem	CompID problem
10	SendingTimeAccuracyProblem	SendingTime accuracy problem
11	InvalidMsgType	Invalid MsgType
12	XMLValidationError	XML Validation error
13	TagAppearsMoreThanOnce	Tag appears more than once
14	TagSpecifiedOutOfRequiredOrder	Tag specified out of required order
15	RepeatingGroupFieldsOutOfOrder	Repeating group fields out of order
16	IncorrectNumInGroupCountForRepeatingGroup	Incorrect NumInGroup count for repeating group
17	Non	Non "data" value includes field delimiter (SOH character)
99	Other	Other