FIX 4.0 Tag 54: Side

Side of the order, such as buy, sell, sell short or cross.

Tag number: 54
Data type: CHAR
FIX version: FIX 4.0
Used in: 10 message types

Data type

CHAR: A single character.

Valid values in FIX 4.0

6 enumerated values.

Value	Meaning
1	Buy
2	Sell
3	Buy minus
4	Sell plus
5	Sell short
6	Sell short exempt

FIX 4.0 message types that use tag 54

MsgType	Message	Use in the message
6	IOI	Required
8	Execution Report	Required
D	New Order Single	Required
E	New Order List	Required
F	Order Cancel Request	Required
G	Order Cancel/Replace Request	Required
H	Order Status Request	Required
J	Allocation Instruction	Required
Q	Dont Know Trade	Required
R	Quote Request	Optional

Also in other versions

Tag 54 across all FIX versions

Decode a message with this tag

Field and message data comes from the QuickFIX data dictionaries for FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1, used under the QuickFIX Software License. This product includes software developed by quickfixengine.org (http://www.quickfixengine.org/). Enumerated value names are converted to plain text for reading.