Designation

Tag 494

Designation

Abbreviation: Designation
TypeString
Tag494
AddedFIX.4.3
Used in8 messages

Description

Free format text defining the designation to be associated with a holding on the register. Used to identify assets of a specific underlying investor using a common registration, e.g. a broker's nominee or street name.

Wire Format & Usage Example

Single field (key=value)
494=EXAMPLE
In a FIX message (ExecutionReport)
8=FIX.4.4 | 9=... | 35=8 | 49=SENDER | 56=TARGET | 34=1 | 52=20240101-09:30:00.000 |  | 494=EXAMPLE |  | 10=...

Fields are delimited by SOH (ASCII 0x01), shown here as " | ". The highlighted field 494=EXAMPLE is this field's position in the message.