Type: char
Defines message type. ALWAYS THIRD FIELD IN MESSAGE. (Always unencrypted)
Note: A “U” as the first character in the MsgType (35) field indicates that the message format is privately defined between the sender and receiver.
Added in protocol FIX.2.7
See in: FIX.4.1, FIX.4.2, FIX.4.3, FIX.4.4, FIX.5.0, FIX.5.0SP1, FIX.5.0SP2, FIX.5.0SP2 EP240, FIXT.1.1.
Valid values
| Value | Description | Added |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Heartbeat | FIX.2.7 |
| 1 | Test Request | FIX.2.7 |
| 2 | Resend Request | FIX.2.7 |
| 3 | Reject | FIX.2.7 |
| 4 | Sequence Reset | FIX.2.7 |
| 5 | Logout | FIX.2.7 |
| 6 | Indication of Interest | FIX.2.7 |
| 7 | Advertisement | FIX.2.7 |
| 8 | Execution Report | FIX.2.7 |
| 9 | Order Cancel Reject | FIX.2.7 |
| A | Logon | FIX.2.7 |
| B | News | FIX.2.7 |
| C | FIX.2.7 | |
| D | Order – Single | FIX.2.7 |
| E | Order – List | FIX.2.7 |
| F | Order Cancel Request | FIX.2.7 |
| G | Order Cancel/Replace Request | FIX.2.7 |
| H | Order Status Request | FIX.2.7 |
| J | Allocation | FIX.2.7 |
| K | List Cancel Request | FIX.2.7 |
| L | List Execute | FIX.2.7 |
| M | List Status Request | FIX.2.7 |
| N | List Status | FIX.2.7 |
| P | Allocation ACK | FIX.2.7 |
| Q | Dont Know Trade (DK) | FIX.4.0 |
| R | Quote Request | FIX.4.0 |
| S | Quote | FIX.4.0 |