The Security Definition Request message is used for the following:
1. Request a specific Security to be traded with the second party. The request security can be defined as a multileg security made up of one or more instrument legs.

Added in protocol FIX.4.2

See in: FIX.4.2, FIX.4.4, FIX.5.0, FIX.5.0SP1, FIX.5.0SP2, FIX.5.0SP2 EP240.

Field or Component Name Description Is Required Added Is Deprecated
Block StandardHeader MsgType = c (lowercase) Y FIX.4.2
320 SecurityReqID Y FIX.4.2
321 SecurityRequestType Y FIX.4.2
Block Instrument Insert here the set of "Instrument" (symbology) fields defined in "COMMON COMPONENTS OF APPLICATION MESSAGES"
of the requested Security
FIX.4.3
15 Currency FIX.4.2
58 Text Comment, instructions, or other identifying information. FIX.4.2
354 EncodedTextLen Must be set if EncodedText (355) field is specified and must immediately precede it. FIX.4.2
355 EncodedText Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Text (58) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding (347) field. FIX.4.2
336 TradingSessionID Optional Trading Session Identifier to specify a particular trading session for which you want to obtain a list of securities that are tradeable. FIX.4.2
625 TradingSessionSubID FIX.4.3
555 NoLegs Number of legs that make up the Security FIX.4.3
Block InstrumentLeg Insert here the set of "InstrumentLeg" (leg-specific symbology) fields defined in "COMMON COMPONENTS OF APPLICATION MESSAGES"
Required if NoLegs > 0.
FIX.4.3
556 LegCurrency FIX.4.3
263 SubscriptionRequestType Subscribe or unsubscribe for security status to security specified in request. FIX.4.3
Block StandardTrailer Y FIX.4.2