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FIX TAG 516

OrderPercent

PercentageAdded FIX.4.3

Definition

For CIV specifies the approximate order quantity desired. For a CIV Sale it specifies percentage of investor's total holding to be sold. For a CIV switch/exchange it specifies percentage of investor's cash realised from sales to be re-invested. The executing broker, intermediary or fund manager is responsible for converting and calculating OrderQty (38) in shares/units for subsequent messages.

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FIX 4.4 FIX 5.0 SP2

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FIX 4.4

For CIV specifies the approximate order quantity desired. For a CIV Sale it specifies percentage of investor’s total holding to be sold. For a CIV switch/exchange it specifies percentage of investor’s cash realised from sales to be re-invested. The executing broker, intermediary or fund manager is responsible for converting and calculating OrderQty (38) in shares/units for subsequent messages.

FIX 5.0 SP2

For CIV specifies the approximate order quantity desired. For a CIV Sale it specifies percentage of investor's total holding to be sold. For a CIV switch/exchange it specifies percentage of investor's cash realised from sales to be re-invested. The executing broker, intermediary or fund manager is responsible for converting and calculating OrderQty (38) in shares/units for subsequent messages.

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About the Percentage data type

float field representing a percentage (e.g. 0.05 represents 5% and 0.9525 represents 95.25%). Note the number of decimal places may vary.

Used in messages 20

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