Type: char
Defines message type. ALWAYS THIRD FIELD IN MESSAGE. (Always unencrypted)
Note: A “U” as the first character in the MsgType (35) field (i.e. U1, U2, etc) indicates that the message format is privately defined between the sender and receiver.
Added in protocol FIX.2.7
See in: FIX.4.0, 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 |
| T | Settlement Instructions | FIX.4.1 |