UnitofMeasure

Tag 996

UnitofMeasure

Abbreviation: UOM
TypeString
Tag996
AddedFIX.4.4
Used in66 messages

Description

Physical unit of measure for Derivative products. NOTE: Additional values may be used by mutual agreement of the counterparties (http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/index.html is a good source for units)

Wire Format & Usage Example

Single field (key=value)
996=Bbl (Barrels)
In a FIX message (ExecutionReport)
8=FIX.4.4 | 9=... | 35=8 | 49=SENDER | 56=TARGET | 34=1 | 52=20240101-09:30:00.000 |  | 996=Bbl (Barrels) |  | 10=...

Fields are delimited by SOH (ASCII 0x01), shown here as " | ". The highlighted field 996=Bbl (Barrels) is this field's position in the message.

All valid values
WireNameDescription
996=BblBarrelsBarrels
996=BcfBillionCubicFeetBillion cubic feet
996=BuBushelsBushels
996=lbsPoundspounds
996=GalGallonsGallons
996=MMbblMillionBarrelsMillion Barrels
996=MMBtuOneMillionBTUOne Million BTU
996=MWhMegawattHoursMegawatt hours
996=oz_trTroyOuncesTroy Ounces
996=tMetricTonsMetric Tons (aka Tonne)
996=tnTonsTons (US)
996=USDUSDollarsUS Dollars

Enumerated Values

12
ValueSymbolic NameDescriptionAdded
BblBarrelsBarrelsFIX.4.4
BcfBillionCubicFeetBillion cubic feetFIX.4.4
BuBushelsBushelsFIX.4.4
lbsPoundspoundsFIX.4.4
GalGallonsGallonsFIX.4.4
MMbblMillionBarrelsMillion BarrelsFIX.4.4
MMBtuOneMillionBTUOne Million BTUFIX.4.4
MWhMegawattHoursMegawatt hoursFIX.4.4
oz_trTroyOuncesTroy OuncesFIX.4.4
tMetricTonsMetric Tons (aka Tonne)FIX.4.4
tnTonsTons (US)FIX.4.4
USDUSDollarsUS DollarsFIX.4.4