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FIX TAG 206

OptAttribute

charAdded FIX.4.1

Definition

Provided to support versioning of option contracts as a result of corporate actions or events. Use of this field is defined by counterparty agreement or market conventions.

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FIX 4.4 FIX 5.0 SP2

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FIX 4.4

Can be used for SecurityType(167)=OPT to identify a particular security. Valid values vary by SecurityExchange: *** REPLACED values - See "Replaced Features and Supported Approach" *** For Exchange: MONEP (Paris) L = Long (a.k.a. "American") S = Short (a.k.a. "European") For Exchanges: DTB (Frankfurt), HKSE (Hong Kong), and SOFFEX (Zurich) 0-9 = single digit "version" number assigned by exchange following capital adjustments (0=current, 1=prior, 2=prior to 1, etc).

FIX 5.0 SP2

Provided to support versioning of option contracts as a result of corporate actions or events. Use of this field is defined by counterparty agreement or market conventions.

No enumerated values are defined for this field in this source.

About the char data type

Single character value, can include any alphanumeric character or punctuation except the delimiter. All char fields are case sensitive (i.e. m != M). The following fields are based on char.

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