The standard FIX message header

Added in protocol FIX.4.0

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.

Field or Component Name Description Is Required Added Is Deprecated
8 BeginString FIX.4.0 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message) Y FIX.4.0
9 BodyLength (Always unencrypted, must be second field in message) Y FIX.4.0
35 MsgType (Always unencrypted, must be third field in message) Y FIX.4.0
49 SenderCompID (Always unencrypted) Y FIX.4.0
56 TargetCompID (Always unencrypted) Y FIX.4.0
115 OnBehalfOfCompID Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
128 DeliverToCompID Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
90 SecureDataLen Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted) FIX.4.0
91 SecureData Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen (90) field. FIX.4.0
34 MsgSeqNum (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) Y FIX.4.0
50 SenderSubID (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
57 TargetSubID "ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
116 OnBehalfOfSubID Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
129 DeliverToSubID Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
43 PossDupFlag Always required for retransmissions, whether prompted by the sending system or as the result of a resend request. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
97 PossResend Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0
52 SendingTime (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) Y FIX.4.0
122 OrigSendingTime Required for message resends. If data is not available set to same value as SendingTime (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) FIX.4.0