Component
Instrument
| ID | 1003 |
| Pedigree | Added FIX.4.3 |
The Instrument component block contains all the fields commonly used to describe a security or instrument. Typically the data elements in this component block are considered the static data of a security, data that may be commonly found in a security master database. The Instrument component block can be used to describe any asset type supported by FIX.
Field | Name | Type | Req'd | Comments | Pedigree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Common, "human understood" representation of the security. SecurityID 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. Required if the Instrument component is marked as required where the component is used. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP277 | |||
65 | Used in Fixed Income with a value of "WI" to indicate "When Issued" for a security to be reissued under an old CUSIP or ISIN or with a value of "CD" to indicate a EUCP with lump-sum interest rather than discount price. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
48 | Takes precedence in identifying security to counterparty over SecurityAltID block. Requires SecurityIDSource if specified. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
22 | Conditionally required when SecurityID(48) is specified. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP161 | |||
SecAltIDGrp | Number of alternate Security Identifiers | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
460 | Indicates the type of product the security is associated with (high-level category) | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
1227 | Identifies an entire suite of products for a given market. In Futures this may be "interest rates", "agricultural", "equity indexes", etc | Added EP-1 | |||
1151 | An exchange specific name assigned to a group of related securities which may be concurrently affected by market events and actions. | Added EP-1 | |||
461 | Indicates the type of security using ISO 10962 standard, Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI code) values. It is recommended that CFICode be used instead of SecurityType for non-Fixed Income instruments. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
2891 | Added EP266 | ||||
167 | It is recommended that CFICode be used instead of SecurityType for non-Fixed Income instruments. Required for Fixed Income. Refer to Volume 7 - Fixed Income Futures and Options should be specified using the CFICode[461] field instead of SecurityType[167] (Refer to Volume 7 - Recommendations and Guidelines for Futures and Options Markets.) | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
762 | Sub-type qualification/identification of the SecurityType (e.g. for SecurityType="MLEG"). If specified, SecurityType is required. | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
200 | Specifies the month and year of maturity. Applicable for standardized derivatives which are typically only referenced by month and year (e.g. S&P futures). Note MaturityDate (a full date) can also be specified. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
541 | Specifies date of maturity (a full date). Note that standardized derivatives which are typically only referenced by month and year (e.g. S&P futures) may use MaturityMonthYear(200) and/or this field. When using MaturityMonthYear(200), it is recommended that markets and sell sides report the MaturityDate(541) on all outbound messages as a means of data enrichment. For NDFs this represents the fixing date of the contract. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP271 | |||
1079 | For NDFs this represents the fixing time of the contract. It is optional to specify the fixing time. | Added EP-1 Updated EP82 | |||
2982 | Conditionally required when MaturityFrequencyPeriod(2983) is specified. | Added EP287 | |||
2983 | Conditionally required when MaturityFrequencyUnit(2982) is specified and the value is not EOM (End of Month) or F (Flexible). | Added EP287 | |||
966 | Indicator to determine if Instrument is Settle on Open. | Added EP-1 | |||
1049 | Added EP-1 | ||||
965 | Gives the current state of the instrument | Added EP-1 | |||
224 | Date interest is to be paid. Used in identifying Corporate Bond issues. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
1449 | Added EP83 | ||||
1450 | Added EP83 | ||||
1451 | Added EP83 | ||||
1452 | Added EP83 | ||||
1457 | Added EP83 | ||||
1458 | Added EP83 | ||||
1739 | Added EP119 | ||||
2210 | Added EP192 | ||||
1938 | Required if AssetSubClass(1939) is specified. | Added EP161 Updated EP235 | |||
1939 | Required if AssetType(1940) is specified. | Added EP161 Updated EP235 | |||
1940 | Required if AssetSubType(2735) is specified. | Added EP161 Updated EP235 | |||
2735 | Added EP235 | ||||
SecondaryAssetGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
AssetAttributeGrp | Added EP169 | ||||
1941 | Added EP161 | ||||
1575 | Added EP169 | ||||
1942 | Conditionally required when MthToDefault(1943) is specified. | Added EP161 | |||
1943 | Added EP161 | ||||
1944 | Added EP161 | ||||
1945 | Added EP161 | ||||
1946 | Added EP161 | ||||
1947 | Added EP161 | ||||
1948 | Conditionally required when CouponFrequencyUnit(1949) is specified. | Added EP161 | |||
1949 | Conditionally required when CouponFrequencyPeriod(1948) is specified. | Added EP161 | |||
1950 | Added EP161 | ||||
2879 | Added EP254 | ||||
1951 | Added EP161 | ||||
1952 | Conditionally required when ConvertibleBondEquityID(1951) is specified. | Added EP161 | |||
1953 | Added EP161 | ||||
1954 | Added EP161 | ||||
1955 | Added EP161 | ||||
1956 | Added EP161 | ||||
1957 | Added EP161 | ||||
1958 | Added EP161 | ||||
1959 | Added EP161 | ||||
1960 | Added EP161 | ||||
1577 | Added EP169 | ||||
1580 | Added EP169 | ||||
1581 | Added EP169 | ||||
1678 | Must be set if EncodedOptionExpirationDesc(1697) field is specified and must immediately precede it. | Added EP169 | |||
1697 | Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the OptionExpirationDesc(1581) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding(347) field. | Added EP169 | |||
225 | Date instrument was issued. For Fixed Income IOIs for new issues, specifies the issue date. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
239 | Added FIX.4.3 Deprecated FIX.4.4 | ||||
226 | Added FIX.4.3 Deprecated FIX.4.4 | ||||
227 | Added FIX.4.3 Deprecated FIX.4.4 | ||||
228 | For Fixed Income: Amortization Factor for deriving Current face from Original face for ABS or MBS securities, note the fraction may be greater than, equal to or less than 1. In TIPS securities this is the Inflation index. Qty * Factor * Price = Gross Trade Amount For Derivatives: Contract Value Factor by which price must be adjusted to determine the true nominal value of one futures/options contract. (Qty * Price) * Factor = Nominal Value | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
255 | Added FIX.4.3 | ||||
543 | The location at which records of ownership are maintained for this instrument, and at which ownership changes must be recorded. Can be used in conjunction with ISIN to address ISIN uniqueness issues. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
470 | ISO Country code of instrument issue (e.g. the country portion typically used in ISIN). Can be used in conjunction with non-ISIN SecurityID (e.g. CUSIP for Municipal Bonds without ISIN) to provide uniqueness. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
471 | A two-character state or province abbreviation. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
472 | The three-character IATA code for a locale (e.g. airport code for Municipal Bonds). | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
240 | Added FIX.4.3 Deprecated FIX.4.4 | ||||
202 | Used for derivatives, such as options and covered warrants | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
2578 | Added EP195 | ||||
2577 | Added EP195 | ||||
947 | Used for derivatives | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
2904 | Added EP273 | ||||
967 | Used for derivatives. Multiplier applied to the strike price for the purpose of calculating the settlement value. | Added EP-1 | |||
968 | Used for derivatives. The number of shares/units for the financial instrument involved in the option trade. | Added EP-1 | |||
1698 | Added EP169 | ||||
1866 | Added EP169 | ||||
2600 | Added EP208 | ||||
2001 | Added EP169 | ||||
2601 | Added EP208 | ||||
1478 | Added EP92 | ||||
1479 | When specified, PutOrCall(201), StrikePrice(202), and StrikePriceBoundaryPrecision(1480) must also be specified. | Added EP92 Updated EP224 | |||
1480 | Added EP92 | ||||
1481 | Added EP92 | ||||
206 | Used for derivatives, such as options and covered warrants to indicate a versioning of the contract when required due to corporate actions to the underlying. Should not be used to indicate type of option - use the CFICode[461] for this purpose. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
231 | For Fixed Income, Convertible Bonds, Derivatives, etc. Note: If used, quantities should be expressed in the "nominal" (e.g. contracts vs. shares) amount. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
1435 | Added EP80 Updated EP179 | ||||
2353 | Added EP179 | ||||
1439 | Added EP80 Updated EP179 | ||||
969 | Minimum price increment for the instrument. Could also be used to represent tick value. | Added EP-1 | |||
1146 | Minimum price increment amount associated with the MinPriceIncrement [969]. For listed derivatives, the value can be calculated by multiplying MinPriceIncrement by ContractValueFactor [231] | Added EP-1 | |||
996 | Added EP-1 Updated EP271 | ||||
1147 | Added EP-1 | ||||
1716 | Added EP122 | ||||
2905 | Added EP273 | ||||
1191 | Added EP-1 | ||||
1192 | Added EP-1 | ||||
1717 | Added EP122 | ||||
2906 | Added EP273 | ||||
1193 | Conditionally required if SettlSubMethod(2579) is specified. | Added EP-1 Updated EP195 | |||
2579 | Added EP195 | ||||
1194 | Type of exercise of a derivatives security | Added EP-1 | |||
1482 | Added EP92 | ||||
1195 | Conditionally required if OptPayoutType(1482) = 3 (Binary). | Added EP-1 Updated EP169 | |||
2753 | Added EP238 | ||||
1196 | Method for price quotation | Added EP-1 | |||
1197 | Indicates type of valuation method used. | Added EP-1 Updated EP83 | |||
2002 | Added EP169 | ||||
2140 | Added EP169 | ||||
1524 | Added EP107 | ||||
2907 | Added EP273 | ||||
1198 | Indicates whether the instruments are pre-listed only or can also be defined via user request | Added EP-1 | |||
1199 | Used to express the ceiling price of a capped call | Added EP-1 | |||
1200 | Used to express the floor price of a capped put | Added EP-1 | |||
201 | Used to express option right | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
2681 | Used to express in-the-moneyness behavior in general terms for the option without the use of StrikePrice(202) and PutOrCall(201). | Added EP224 | |||
2685 | Added EP224 | ||||
1244 | Used to indicate if a security has been defined as flexible according to "non-standard" means. Analog to CFICode Standard/Non-standard indicator | Added EP-1 | |||
1242 | Used to indicate if a product or group of product supports the creation of flexible securities | Added EP-1 | |||
2575 | Added EP195 | ||||
2574 | Added EP195 | ||||
997 | Used to indicate a time unit for the contract (e.g., days, weeks, months, etc.) | Added EP-1 | |||
223 | For Fixed Income. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
207 | Can be used to identify the security. | Added FIX.4.3 | |||
970 | Position Limit for the instrument. | Added EP-1 | |||
971 | Near-term Position Limit for the instrument. | Added EP-1 | |||
106 | Added FIX.4.3 | ||||
348 | Must be set if EncodedIssuer(349) field is specified and must immediately precede it. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP232 | |||
349 | Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Issuer(106) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding(347) field. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP232 | |||
2737 | Added EP235 | ||||
2714 | Added EP232 | ||||
2715 | Must be set if EncodedFinancialInstrumentFullName(2716) field is specified and must immediately precede it. | Added EP232 | |||
2716 | Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the FinancialInstrumentFullName(2714) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding(347) field. | Added EP232 | |||
107 | Added FIX.4.3 | ||||
350 | Must be set if EncodedSecurityDesc(351) field is specified and must immediately precede it. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP232 | |||
351 | Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the SecurityDesc(107) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding(347) field. | Added FIX.4.3 Updated EP232 | |||
SecurityXML | Embedded XML document describing the instrument. | Added EP-1 Updated EP145 | |||
691 | Identifies MBS / ABS pool | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
667 | Must be present for MBS/TBA | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
875 | The program under which a commercial paper is issued | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
876 | The registration type of a commercial paper issuance | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
EvntGrp | Number of repeating EventType group entries. | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
873 | If different from IssueDate | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
874 | If different from IssueDate and DatedDate | Added FIX.4.4 | |||
InstrumentParties | Used to identify the parties related to a specific instrument. | Added EP-1 Updated EP195 | |||
1687 | Added EP120 | ||||
ComplexEvents | Added EP92 | ||||
1787 | Spread table code referred by the security or symbol. | Added EP130 | |||
2141 | Added EP169 | ||||
2142 | Added EP169 | ||||
2143 | Added EP169 | ||||
2752 | Added EP238 | ||||
2144 | Added EP169 | ||||
2145 | Added EP169 | ||||
2576 | Added EP195 | ||||
2962 | Added EP276 | ||||
DateAdjustment | Added EP161 | ||||
PricingDateTime | Added EP169 | ||||
MarketDisruption | Added EP169 | ||||
OptionExercise | Added EP169 | ||||
StreamGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
ProvisionGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
AdditionalTermGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
ProtectionTermGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
CashSettlTermGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
PhysicalSettlTermGrp | Added EP161 | ||||
ExtraordinaryEventGrp | Added EP208 | ||||
2602 | Added EP208 | ||||
2603 | Added EP208 |
Used in components:
Used in groups:
- InstrmtGrp
- InstrmtMatchSideGrp
- InstrmtMDReqGrp
- InstrmtStrkPxGrp
- ListOrdGrp
- MDIncGrp
- OrderEntryAckGrp
- OrderEntryGrp
- QuotCxlEntriesGrp
- QuotEntryAckGrp
- QuotEntryGrp
- QuotReqGrp
- QuotReqRjctGrp
- RelSymDerivSecGrp
- RelSymDerivSecUpdGrp
- RFQReqGrp
- SecListGrp
- SecLstUpdRelSymGrp
- SecMassStatGrp
- SecurityRiskMetricGrp
- SettlObligationInstructions
- StrmAsgnReqInstrmtGrp
- StrmAsgnRptInstrmtGrp
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- Advertisement
- AllocationInstruction
- AllocationInstructionAck
- AllocationInstructionAlert
- AllocationReport
- AllocationReportAck
- AssignmentReport
- CollateralAssignment
- CollateralInquiry
- CollateralInquiryAck
- CollateralReport
- CollateralRequest
- CollateralResponse
- Confirmation
- ContraryIntentionReport
- CrossOrderCancelReplaceRequest
- CrossOrderCancelRequest
- CrossRequest
- CrossRequestAck
- DontKnowTrade
- ExecutionAck
- ExecutionReport
- IOI
- MarginRequirementInquiry
- MarginRequirementInquiryAck
- MarginRequirementReport
- MarketDataSnapshotFullRefresh
- MarketDataStatisticsReport
- MarketDataStatisticsRequest
- MultilegOrderCancelReplace
- NewOrderCross
- NewOrderMultileg
- NewOrderSingle
- OrderCancelReplaceRequest
- OrderCancelRequest
- OrderMassActionReport
- OrderMassActionRequest
- OrderMassCancelReport
- OrderMassCancelRequest
- OrderMassStatusRequest
- OrderStatusRequest
- PartyRiskLimitCheckRequest
- PartyRiskLimitCheckRequestAck
- PayManagementReport
- PayManagementRequest
- PositionMaintenanceReport
- PositionMaintenanceRequest
- PositionReport
- PositionTransferInstruction
- PositionTransferReport
- Quote
- QuoteResponse
- QuoteStatusReport
- QuoteStatusRequest
- RequestForPositions
- RequestForPositionsAck
- SecurityDefinition
- SecurityDefinitionRequest
- SecurityDefinitionUpdateReport
- SecurityListRequest
- SecurityStatus
- SecurityStatusRequest
- TradeAggregationReport
- TradeAggregationRequest
- TradeCaptureReport
- TradeCaptureReportAck
- TradeCaptureReportRequest
- TradeCaptureReportRequestAck
- TradingSessionStatus
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