FIX.4.3 Component

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The standard FIX message header


Added  FIX.4.0

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Field or ComponentField NameReq'dCommentsDepr.
8BeginString

FIX.4.3 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)

 
9BodyLength

(Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)

 
35MsgType

(Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)

 
49SenderCompID

(Always unencrypted)

 
56TargetCompID

(Always unencrypted)

 
115OnBehalfOfCompID 

Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
128DeliverToCompID 

Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
90SecureDataLen 

Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted)

 
91SecureData 

Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field.

 
34MsgSeqNum

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
50SenderSubID 

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
142SenderLocationID 

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

 
57TargetSubID 

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

 
143TargetLocationID 

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

 
116OnBehalfOfSubID 

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

 
144OnBehalfOfLocationID 

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.)

 
129DeliverToSubID 

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

 
145DeliverToLocationID 

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.)

 
43PossDupFlag 

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.)

 
97PossResend 

Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
52SendingTime

(Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
122OrigSendingTime 

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.)

 
212XmlDataLen 

Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

 
213XmlData 

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"

 
347MessageEncoding 

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

 
369LastMsgSeqNumProcessed 

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.

 
370OnBehalfOfSendingTime 

(deprecated)

Used when a message is sent via a "hub" or "service bureau". If A sends to Q (the hub) who then sends to B via a separate FIX session, then when Q sends to B the value of this field should represent the SendingTime on the message A sent to Q. (always expressed in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated, also known as "GMT")

 
Repeating Group 627NoHops 

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.

 
628HopCompID 

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.

 
629HopSendingTime 

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.

 
630HopRefID 

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.

 
end Repeating Group

Used in messages:
[Advertisement] [Allocation] [AllocationAck] [BidRequest] [BidResponse] [BusinessMessageReject] [CrossOrderCancelReplaceRequest] [CrossOrderCancelRequest] [DerivativeSecurityList] [DerivativeSecurityListRequest] [DontKnowTrade] [Email] [ExecutionReport] [Heartbeat] [IOI] [ListCancelRequest] [ListExecute] [ListStatus] [ListStatusRequest] [ListStrikePrice] [Logon] [Logout] [MarketDataIncrementalRefresh] [MarketDataRequest] [MarketDataRequestReject] [MarketDataSnapshotFullRefresh] [MassQuote] [MassQuoteAcknowledgement] [MultilegOrderCancelReplaceRequest] [NewOrderCross] [NewOrderList] [NewOrderMultileg] [NewOrderSingle] [News] [OrderCancelReject] [OrderCancelReplaceRequest] [OrderCancelRequest] [OrderMassCancelReport] [OrderMassCancelRequest] [OrderMassStatusRequest] [OrderStatusRequest] [Quote] [QuoteCancel] [QuoteRequest] [QuoteRequestReject] [QuoteStatusReport] [QuoteStatusRequest] [RFQRequest] [RegistrationInstructions] [RegistrationInstructionsResponse] [Reject] [ResendRequest] [SecurityDefinition] [SecurityDefinitionRequest] [SecurityList] [SecurityListRequest] [SecurityStatus] [SecurityStatusRequest] [SecurityTypeRequest] [SecurityTypes] [SequenceReset] [SettlementInstructions] [TestRequest] [TradeCaptureReport] [TradeCaptureReportRequest] [TradingSessionStatus] [TradingSessionStatusRequest] [XMLnonFIX]

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