The Parties component block is used to identify and convey information on the entities both central and peripheral to the financial transaction represented by the FIX message containing the Parties Block. The Parties block allows many different types of entites to be expressed through use of the PartyRole field and identifies the source of the PartyID through the PartyIDSource.
| Tag | Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453 | NumInGroup | Number of PartyID (448), PartyIDSource (447), and PartyRole (452) entries | ||
| 448 | String | Used to identify source of PartyID. Required if PartyIDSource is specified. Required if NoPartyIDs > 0 | ||
| 447 | Char Enum | Used to identify class source of PartyID value (e.g. BIC). Required if PartyID is specified. Required if NoPartyIDs > 0 | ||
| 452 | Int Enum | The type of PartyID (e.g. Executing Broker). Required if NoPartyIDs > 0 | ||
| Component | Repeating group of Party sub-identifiers |