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FIX MESSAGE 35=b

QuoteAcknowledgement

MsgType (35) = bQuotationNegotiationAdded FIX.4.2

Definition

An optional response to Quote, Mass Quote, Quote Cancel, and Quote Request message is the Quote Acknowledgement message.

FIX 4.2 group names/IDs were assigned during the official Orchestra translation; some mappings to later versions are approximate. This layout stays within the 4.2 source.

Message structure 81 distinct fields

Source order, including nested components and groups. Group counts precede the repeated entries. “Required here” is relative to the enclosing component or group, not unconditional in the message. A dash means not marked required; conditional requirements remain in the source notes. This is a reference, not a counterparty-specific validator.

  1. StandardHeaderComponentRequired

    MsgType = b (lowercase)

    StandardHeader definition & usage →

    1. 8 BeginStringStringRequired here

      FIX.4.2 (Always unencrypted, must be first field in message)

    2. 9 BodyLengthintRequired here

      (Always unencrypted, must be second field in message)

    3. 35 MsgTypeStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted, must be third field in message)

    4. 49 SenderCompIDStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted)

    5. 56 TargetCompIDStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted)

    6. 115 OnBehalfOfCompIDString—

      Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    7. 128 DeliverToCompIDString—

      Trading partner company ID used when sending messages via a third party (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    8. 90 SecureDataLenint—

      Required to identify length of encrypted section of message. (Always unencrypted)

    9. 91 SecureDatadata—

      Required when message body is encrypted. Always immediately follows SecureDataLen field.

    10. 34 MsgSeqNumintRequired here

      (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    11. 50 SenderSubIDString—

      (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    12. 142 SenderLocationIDString—

      Sender's LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    13. 57 TargetSubIDString—

      "ADMIN" reserved for administrative messages not intended for a specific user. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    14. 143 TargetLocationIDString—

      Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    15. 116 OnBehalfOfSubIDString—

      Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    16. 144 OnBehalfOfLocationIDString—

      Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    17. 129 DeliverToSubIDString—

      Trading partner SubID used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    18. 145 DeliverToLocationIDString—

      Trading partner LocationID (i.e. geographic location and/or desk) used when delivering messages via a third party. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    19. 43 PossDupFlagBoolean—

      Always required for retransmitted messages, whether prompted by the sending system or as the result of a resend request. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    20. 97 PossResendBoolean—

      Required when message may be duplicate of another message sent under a different sequence number. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    21. 52 SendingTimeUTCTimestampRequired here

      (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    22. 122 OrigSendingTimeUTCTimestamp—

      Required for message resent as a result of a ResendRequest. If data is not available set to same value as SendingTime (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    23. 212 XmlDataLenint—

      Required when specifying XmlData to identify the length of a XmlData message block. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.)

    24. 213 XmlDatadata—

      Can contain an XML-formatted message block (e.g. FIXML). Always immediately follows XmlDataLen field. (Can be embedded within encrypted data section.) See Appendix M – FIXML Support

    25. 347 MessageEncodingString—

      Type of message encoding (non-ASCII characters) used in a message’s "Encoded" fields. Required if any "Encoding" fields are used.

    26. 369 LastMsgSeqNumProcessedint—

      The last MsgSeqNum value received and processed. Can be specified on every message sent. Useful for detecting a backlog with a counterparty.

    27. 370 OnBehalfOfSendingTimeUTCTimestamp—

      Used when a message is sent via a "hub" or "service bureau". If A sends to Q (the hub) who then sends to B via a separate FIX session, then when Q sends to B the value of this field should represent the SendingTime on the message A sent to Q. (always expressed in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated, also known as "GMT")

  2. 131 QuoteReqIDString—

    Required when acknowledgment is in response to a Quote Request message

  3. 117 QuoteIDString—

    Required when acknowledgment is in response to a Quote message

  4. 297 QuoteAckStatusintRequired

    Status of the quote acknowledgement.

  5. 300 QuoteRejectReasonint—

    Reason Quote was rejected.

  6. 301 QuoteResponseLevelint—

    Level of Response requested from receiver of quote messages. Is echoed back to the counterparty.

  7. 336 TradingSessionIDString—
  8. 58 TextString—
  9. QuotSetAckGrpRepeating groupCount tag 296—

    The number of sets of quotes in the message

    QuotSetAckGrp definition & usage →

    1. 296 NoQuoteSetsGroup count—
    2. 302 QuoteSetIDString—

      First field in repeating group. Required if NoQuoteSets > 0

    3. 311 UnderlyingSymbolString—

      Required if NoQuoteSets > 0

    4. 312 UnderlyingSymbolSfxString—
    5. 309 UnderlyingSecurityIDString—
    6. 305 UnderlyingIDSourceString—
    7. 310 UnderlyingSecurityTypeString—
    8. 313 UnderlyingMaturityMonthYearMonthYear—

      Required if UnderlyingMaturityDay is specified.

    9. 314 UnderlyingMaturityDayDayOfMonth—
    10. 315 UnderlyingPutOrCallint—
    11. 316 UnderlyingStrikePricePrice—
    12. 317 UnderlyingOptAttributechar—
    13. 436 UnderlyingContractMultiplierfloat—

      For Fixed Income, Convertible Bonds, Derivatives, etc.

    14. 435 UnderlyingCouponRatefloat—

      For Fixed Income.

    15. 308 UnderlyingSecurityExchangeExchange—
    16. 306 UnderlyingIssuerString—
    17. 362 EncodedUnderlyingIssuerLenint—

      Must be set if EncodedUnderlyingIssuer field is specified and must immediately precede it.

    18. 363 EncodedUnderlyingIssuerdata—

      Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the UnderlyingIssuer field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

    19. 307 UnderlyingSecurityDescString—
    20. 364 EncodedUnderlyingSecurityDescLenint—

      Must be set if EncodedUnderlyingSecurityDesc field is specified and must immediately precede it.

    21. 365 EncodedUnderlyingSecurityDescdata—

      Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the UnderlyingSecurityDesc field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

    22. 304 TotQuoteEntriesint—

      Total number of quotes for the quote set across all messages. Should be the sum of all NoQuoteEntries in each message that has repeating quotes that are part of the same quote set. Required if NoQuoteEntries > 0

    23. QuoteEntryAckGrpRepeating groupCount tag 295—

      The number of quotes for this Symbol (QuoteSet) that follow in this message.

      QuoteEntryAckGrp definition & usage →

      1. 295 NoQuoteEntriesGroup count—
      2. 299 QuoteEntryIDString—

        Uniquely identifies the quote as part of a QuoteSet. First field in repeating group. Required if NoQuoteEntries > 0.

      3. 55 SymbolString—
      4. 65 SymbolSfxString—
      5. 48 SecurityIDString—
      6. 22 IDSourceString—
      7. 167 SecurityTypeString—

        Must be specified if a Future or Option. If a Future: Symbol, SecurityType, and MaturityMonthYear are required. If an Option: Symbol, SecurityType, MaturityMonthYear, PutOrCall, and StrikePrice are required.

      8. 200 MaturityMonthYearMonthYear—

        Specifies the month and year of maturity. Required if MaturityDay is specified.

      9. 205 MaturityDayDayOfMonth—

        Can be used in conjunction with MaturityMonthYear to specify a particular maturity date.

      10. 201 PutOrCallint—

        For Options.

      11. 202 StrikePricePrice—

        For Options.

      12. 206 OptAttributechar—

        For Options.

      13. 231 ContractMultiplierfloat—

        For Fixed Income, Convertible Bonds, Derivatives, etc. Note: If used, quantities should be expressed in the "nominal" (e.g. contracts vs. shares) amount.

      14. 223 CouponRatefloat—

        For Fixed Income.

      15. 207 SecurityExchangeExchange—

        Can be used to identify the security.

      16. 106 IssuerString—
      17. 348 EncodedIssuerLenint—

        Must be set if EncodedIssuer field is specified and must immediately precede it.

      18. 349 EncodedIssuerdata—

        Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Issuer field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

      19. 107 SecurityDescString—
      20. 350 EncodedSecurityDescLenint—

        Must be set if EncodedSecurityDesc field is specified and must immediately precede it.

      21. 351 EncodedSecurityDescdata—

        Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the SecurityDesc field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

      22. 368 QuoteEntryRejectReasonint—

        Reason Quote Entry was rejected.

  10. StandardTrailerComponentRequired

    StandardTrailer definition & usage →

    1. 93 SignatureLengthint—

      Required when trailer contains signature. Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

    2. 89 Signaturedata—

      Note: Not to be included within SecureData field

    3. 10 CheckSumStringRequired here

      (Always unencrypted, always last field in message)