Symbol

Tag 55

Symbol

Abbreviation: Sym
TypeString
Tag55
AddedFIX.2.7
Used in66 messages

Description

Ticker symbol. Common, "human understood" representation of the security. SecurityID (48) value can be specified if no symbol exists (e.g. non-exchange traded Collective Investment Vehicles) Use "[N/A]" for products which do not have a symbol.

Wire Format & Usage Example

Single field (key=value)
55=AAPL
In a FIX message (ExecutionReport)
8=FIX.4.4 | 9=... | 35=8 | 49=SENDER | 56=TARGET | 34=1 | 52=20240101-09:30:00.000 |  | 55=AAPL |  | 10=...

Fields are delimited by SOH (ASCII 0x01), shown here as " | ". The highlighted field 55=AAPL is this field's position in the message.