Type: String
Defines message type ALWAYS THIRD FIELD IN MESSAGE. (Always unencrypted)
Note: A "U" as the first character in the MsgType (35) field (i.e. U, U2, etc) indicates that the message format is privately defined between the sender and receiver.
*** Note the use of lower case letters ***
Added in protocol FIX.2.7
See in: FIX.4.0, FIX.4.1, FIX.4.2, FIX.4.3, FIX.4.4, 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 |
| AA | Derivative Security List | FIX.4.3 |
| AB | New Order – Multileg | FIX.4.3 |
| AC | Multileg Order Cancel/Replace (a.k.a. Multileg Order Modification Request) | FIX.4.3 |
| AD | Trade Capture Report Request | FIX.4.3 |
| AE | Trade Capture Report | FIX.4.3 |
| AF | Order Mass Status Request | FIX.4.3 |
| AG | Quote Request Reject | FIX.4.3 |
| AH | RFQ Request | FIX.4.3 |
| AI | Quote Status Report | FIX.4.3 |
| AJ | Quote Response | FIX.4.4 |
| AK | Confirmation | FIX.4.4 |
| AL | Position Maintenance Request | FIX.4.4 |
| AM | Position Maintenance Report | FIX.4.4 |
| AN | Request For Positions | FIX.4.4 |
| AO | Request For Positions Ack | FIX.4.4 |
| AP | Position Report | FIX.4.4 |
| AQ | Trade Capture Report Request Ack | FIX.4.4 |
| AR | Trade Capture Report Ack | FIX.4.4 |
| AS | Allocation Report (a.k.a. Allocation Claim) | FIX.4.4 |
| AT | Allocation Report Ack (a.k.a. Allocation Claim Ack) | FIX.4.4 |
| AU | Confirmation Ack (a.k.a. Affirmation) | FIX.4.4 |
| AV | Settlement Instruction Request | FIX.4.4 |
| AW | Assignment Report | FIX.4.4 |
| AX | Collateral Request | FIX.4.4 |
| AY | Collateral Assignment | FIX.4.4 |
| AZ | Collateral Response | FIX.4.4 |
| B | News | FIX.2.7 |
| BA | Collateral Report | FIX.4.4 |
| BB | Collateral Inquiry | FIX.4.4 |
| BC | Network Counterparty System Status Request | FIX.4.4 |
| BD | Network Counterparty System Status Response | FIX.4.4 |
| BE | User Request | FIX.4.4 |
| BF | User Response | FIX.4.4 |
| BG | Collateral Inquiry Ack | FIX.4.4 |
| BH | Confirmation Request | FIX.4.4 |
| BI | Trading Session List Request | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BJ | Trading Session List | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BK | Security List Update Report | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BL | Adjusted Position Report | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BM | Allocation Instruction Alert | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BN | Execution Acknowledgement | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BO | Contrary Intention Report | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| BP | Security Definition Update Report | FIX.4.4 (EP 25) |
| C | FIX.2.7 | |
| D | New Order – Single | FIX.2.7 |
| E | New Order – List | FIX.2.7 |
| F | Order Cancel Request | FIX.2.7 |
| G | Order Cancel/Replace Request (a.k.a. Order Modification Request) | FIX.2.7 |
| H | Order Status Request | FIX.2.7 |
| J | Allocation Instruction | 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 Instruction Ack | FIX.2.7 |
| Q | Don’t Know Trade (DK) | FIX.4.0 |
| R | Quote Request | FIX.4.0 |
| S | Quote | FIX.4.0 |
| T | Settlement Instructions | FIX.4.1 |
| V | Market Data Request | FIX.4.2 |
| W | Market Data – Snapshot/Full Refresh | FIX.4.2 |
| X | Market Data – Incremental Refresh | FIX.4.2 |
| Y | Market Data Request Reject | FIX.4.2 |
| Z | Quote Cancel | FIX.4.2 |
| a | Quote Status Request | FIX.4.2 |
| b | Mass Quote Acknowledgement | FIX.4.2 |
| c | Security Definition Request | FIX.4.2 |
| d | Security Definition | FIX.4.2 |
| e | Security Status Request | FIX.4.2 |
| f | Security Status | FIX.4.2 |
| g | Trading Session Status Request | FIX.4.2 |
| h | Trading Session Status | FIX.4.2 |
| i | Mass Quote | FIX.4.2 |
| j | Business Message Reject | FIX.4.2 |
| k | Bid Request | FIX.4.2 |
| l | Bid Response (lowercase L) | FIX.4.2 |
| m | List Strike Price | FIX.4.2 |
| n | XML message (e.g. non FIX Msg Type) | FIX.4.3 |
| o | Registration Instructions | FIX.4.3 |
| p | Registration Instructions Response | FIX.4.3 |
| q | Order Mass Cancel Request | FIX.4.3 |
| r | Order Mass Cancel Report | FIX.4.3 |
| s | New Order – Cross | FIX.4.3 |
| t | Cross Order Cancel/Replace Request (a.k.a. Cross Order Modification Request) | FIX.4.3 |
| u | Cross Order Cancel Request | FIX.4.3 |
| v | Security Type Request | FIX.4.3 |
| w | Security Types | FIX.4.3 |
| x | Security List Request | FIX.4.3 |
| y | Security List | FIX.4.3 |
| z | Derivative Security List Request | FIX.4.3 |