The standard FIX message header
| Tag | Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | String | FIX.4.4 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)
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| 9 | Length | Always unencrypted, must be second field in message
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| 35 | String Enum | Always unencrypted, must be third field in message
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| 49 | String | Always unencrypted
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| 56 | String | Always unencrypted
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| 115 | String | Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within
encrypted data section.)
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| 128 | String | Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within
encrypted data section.)
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| 90 | Length | Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted)
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| 91 | Data | Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field
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| 34 | SeqNum | Can be embedded within encrypted data section
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| 50 | String | Can be embedded within encrypted data section
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| 142 | String | Sender's LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted
data section.)
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| 57 | String | "ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded
within encrypted data section.)
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| 143 | String | Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within
encrypted data section.)
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| 116 | String | Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within
encrypted data section.)
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| 144 | String | 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.)
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| 129 | String | Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within
encrypted data section.)
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| 145 | String | 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.)
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| 43 | Boolean Enum | 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.)
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| 97 | Boolean Enum | Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence
number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
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| 52 | UTCTimestamp | Can be embedded within encrypted data section
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| 122 | UTCTimestamp | 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.)
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| 212 | Length | Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be
embedded within encrypted data section.)
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| 213 | Data | Can contain an XML formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen
field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)
See Volume 1: FIXML Support
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| 347 | String Enum | Type of message encoding (non-ASCII characters) used in a message’s "Encoded" fields. Required
if any "Encoding" fields are used
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| 369 | SeqNum | 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
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| Component | 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
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