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SecurityDefinitionRequest (35=c)

The FIX Client could request the details of a tradable instrument by sending a Security Definition Request (35=c) message to the gateway. The Symbol (55) is used as the unique identifier of an instrument.

Response Attributes: See SecurityDefinition for details.

Request​

Body

required
    StandardHeader objectrequired
    The header identifies the message type, length, destination, sequence number, origination point and time. Every FIX message begins with a Standard Header.
    BeginString Tag 8 (string)required

    Must be "FIX.4.4"

    BodyLength Tag 9 (integer)required

    Length of the message body in bytes

    MsgType Tag 35 (string)required

    Message Type

    MsgSeqNum Tag 34 (integer)required

    Integer message sequence number

    PossDupFlag Tag 43 (boolean)

    Indicates possible retransmission of message with this sequence number. If a message with this sequence number has been previously received, ignore message; if not, process normally.

    SenderCompID Tag 49 (string)required

    See FIX Endpoints for details

    TargetCompID Tag 56 (string)required

    See FIX Endpoints for details

    SendingTime Tag 52 (date-time)required

    Time when the message is being sent out from FIX Gateway

    PossResend Tag 97 (boolean)

    Indicates that message may contain information sent under another sequence number. Forward message to application and determine if previously received (i.e. verify order id and parameters).

    SecurityReqID Tag 320 (string)required

    The unique identifier of this request

    SecurityRequestType Tag 321 (integer)required

    Required for snapshot and/or subscribe. Valid values: 0 = Request Security identity and specifications (ie. Symbol tag55 is required)

    Symbol Tag 55 (string)required

    Required for snapshot and/or subscribe.

    SubscriptionRequestType Tag 263 (string)required

    Possible values: [0, 1, 2]

    Valid values: 0 = Snapshot, 1 = Snapshot and subscribe this security definition changes, 2 = Unsubscribe

    StandardTrailer objectrequired
    Each FIX message is terminated by a Standard Trailer as a message delimiter as well as containing the checksum value.
    CheckSum Tag 10 (string)required

    Three bytes, simple checksum. Always last field in message

Security definition
Schema
    StandardHeader objectrequired
    The header identifies the message type, length, destination, sequence number, origination point and time. Every FIX message begins with a Standard Header.
    BeginString Tag 8 (string)required

    Must be "FIX.4.4"

    BodyLength Tag 9 (integer)required

    Length of the message body in bytes

    MsgType Tag 35 (string)required

    Message Type

    MsgSeqNum Tag 34 (integer)required

    Integer message sequence number

    PossDupFlag Tag 43 (boolean)

    Indicates possible retransmission of message with this sequence number. If a message with this sequence number has been previously received, ignore message; if not, process normally.

    SenderCompID Tag 49 (string)required

    See FIX Endpoints for details

    TargetCompID Tag 56 (string)required

    See FIX Endpoints for details

    SendingTime Tag 52 (date-time)required

    Time when the message is being sent out from FIX Gateway

    PossResend Tag 97 (boolean)

    Indicates that message may contain information sent under another sequence number. Forward message to application and determine if previously received (i.e. verify order id and parameters).

    SecurityReqID Tag 320 (string)required

    The unique identifier of this request from 35=d

    SecurityResponseID Tag 322 (string)required

    Identifier for the Security Definition message

    SecurityResponseType Tag 323 (integer)required

    1 = Accept security proposal as is

    Symbol Tag 55 (string)required

    The fully qualified product symbol

    NoInstrAttrib Tag 870 (integer)

    Possible values: >= 1

    Number of repeating InstrAttrib group entries.

    InstrAttribGrp object
    InstrAttribType Tag 871 (integer)

    Code to represent the type of instrument attribute

    InstrAttribValue Tag 872 (string)

    Attribute value appropriate to the InstrAttribType (871) field.

    StandardTrailer objectrequired
    Each FIX message is terminated by a Standard Trailer as a message delimiter as well as containing the checksum value.
    CheckSum Tag 10 (string)required

    Three bytes, simple checksum. Always last field in message