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FIX TAG 55

Symbol

StringAdded FIX.2.7

Definition

Ticker symbol. Common, "human understood" representation of the security. SecurityID (48) value can be specified if no symbol exists (e.g. non-exchange traded Collective Investment Vehicles) Use "[N/A]" for products which do not have a symbol.

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FIX 4.4 FIX 5.0 SP2

No differences in name, type, definition text, deprecation, or enumerated values.

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About the String data type

Alpha-numeric free format strings, can include any character or punctuation except the delimiter. All String fields are case sensitive (i.e. morstatt != Morstatt).

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