Security Definition Request <c> message – FIX 4.3 – FIX Dictionary

FIX 4.3 : Security Definition Request <c> message

The Security Definition Request <c> message is used for the following:

Request a specific Security to be traded with the second party. The request security can be defined as a multileg security made up of one or more instrument legs.

Subscription for security status can be optionally specified by including the SubscriptionRequestType <263> field on the message.

See Volume 3: "Security Definition, Security Status, and Trading Session Message Scenarios" of FIX Specification"

Tag		Field Name	Req'd	Comments
<MessageHeader>			Y	MsgType <35> = c
320		SecurityReqID	Y
321		SecurityRequestType	Y
Component Block - <Instrument>			N	Insert here the set of "<Instrument>" (symbology) fields of the requested Security
15		Currency	N
58		Text	N	Comment, instructions, or other identifying information.
354		EncodedTextLen	N	Must be set if EncodedText <355> field is specified and must immediately precede it.
355		EncodedText	N	Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Text <58> field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding <347> field.
336		TradingSessionID	N	Optional Trading Session Identifier to specify a particular trading session for which you want to obtain a list of securities that are tradeable.
625		TradingSessionSubID	N
555		NoLegs	N	Number of legs that make up the Security
=>	Component Block - <InstrumentLeg>		N	Insert here the set of "<InstrumentLeg>" (leg-specific symbology) fields Required if NoLegs <555> > 0.
=>	556	LegCurrency	N
263		SubscriptionRequestType	N	Subscribe or unsubscribe for security status to security specified in request.
<MessageTrailer>			Y