CommType <13> field – FIX.5.0SP2 – FIX Reference

Commission type

Single field (key=value)

13=1 (PerUnit)

In a FIX message (ExecutionReport)

8=FIX.4.4 | 9=... | 35=8 | 49=SENDER | 56=TARGET | 34=1 | 52=20240101-09:30:00.000 | … | 13=1 (PerUnit) | … | 10=...

Fields are delimited by SOH (ASCII 0x01), shown here as " | ". The highlighted field 13=1 (PerUnit) is this field's position in the message.

All valid values

Wire	Name	Description
`13=1`	PerUnit	Per Unit (implying shares, par, currency, etc.)
`13=2`	Percent	Percent
`13=3`	Absolute	Absolute (total monetary amount)
`13=4`	PercentageWaivedCashDiscount	Percentage waived - cash discount (for CIV buy orders)
`13=5`	PercentageWaivedEnhancedUnits	Percentage waived -= enhanced units (for CIV buy orders)
`13=6`	PointsPerBondOrContract	Points per bond or contract (supply ContractMultiplier (231) in the <Instrument> component block if the object security is denominated in a size other than the industry default - 1000 par for bonds)

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Value	Symbolic Name	Description	Added
1	PerUnit	Per Unit (implying shares, par, currency, etc.)	FIX.2.7
2	Percent	Percent	FIX.2.7
3	Absolute	Absolute (total monetary amount)	FIX.2.7
4	PercentageWaivedCashDiscount	Percentage waived - cash discount (for CIV buy orders)	FIX.4.3
5	PercentageWaivedEnhancedUnits	Percentage waived -= enhanced units (for CIV buy orders)	FIX.4.3
6	PointsPerBondOrContract	Points per bond or contract (supply ContractMultiplier (231) in the <Instrument> component block if the object security is denominated in a size other than the industry default - 1000 par for bonds)	FIX.4.3

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