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FIX TAG 3073

FXBenchmark

intAdded FIX.Latest · EP293

Definition

The source of where to obtain the FX benchmark rate to use for fixing the rate.

Additional detail from the official source

The value in this field can be different from RateSource(1446). For example, "Bloomberg" can be the reference source identified in RateSource(1446), and FXBenchmark(3073) can be "central bank" - what this says is to use Bloomberg to look up/reference the published central bank rate. Likewise, the BFIX rate for fixing (FXBenchmark(3073)=1 (Bloomberg)) can be sourced from Reuters (RateSource(1446)=1 (Reuters)). If the source for benchmark fixing rate is the same as the reference source (RateSource(1446)), this field, FXBenchmark(3073), can be omitted.

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FIX 5.0 SP2 FIX Latest · EP309

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Values 7

ValueMeaning
1

Bloomberg

Additional detail from the official source

Also referred to as BFIX.

2

Central Bank

3

WMR

4

Mitsubishi-UFJ

Additional detail from the official source

Also referred to as the Tokyo Fix.

5

London Bullion Market Association

Additional detail from the official source

Gold and Silver fixes are LBMA rates generated by ICE; Platinum and palladium fixes are LBMA rates generated by LME.

6

London Metal Exchange

Additional detail from the official source

Base metal prices come from the LME. LBMA should be used for platinum and palladium even though these are LME rates.

99

Other

Additional detail from the official source

An appropriate reference page, ReferencePage(1448), at the specified RateSource(1446) needs to be specified.

About the int data type

Sequence of digits without commas or decimals and optional sign character (ASCII characters "-" and "0" - "9" ). The sign character utilizes one byte (i.e. positive int is "99999" while negative int is "-99999"). Note that int values may contain leading zeros (e.g. "00023" = "23").

Used in messages 13

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