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. 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.4.1, FIX.4.2, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 MsgType) | 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 |