FIX 4.2 Tag 18: ExecInst

Execution instructions for the order, such as not held, all or none, or a peg type. Several codes may be sent in one field, separated by spaces.

Tag number: 18
Data type: MULTIPLEVALUESTRING
FIX version: FIX 4.2
Used in: 6 message types

Data type

MULTIPLEVALUESTRING: One or more values separated by spaces.

Valid values in FIX 4.2

29 enumerated values. Several values can be sent in one field, separated by spaces.

Value	Meaning
0	Stay on offer side
1	Not held
2	Work
3	Go along
4	Over the day
5	Held
6	Participate do not initiate
7	Strict scale
8	Try to scale
9	Stay on bid side
A	No cross
B	OK to cross
C	Call first
D	Percent of volume
E	Do not increase
F	Do not reduce
G	All or none
I	Institutions only
L	Last peg
M	Mid price peg
N	Non negotiable
O	Opening peg
P	Market peg
R	Primary peg
S	Suspend
T	Fixed peg to local best bid or offer at time of order
U	Customer display instruction
V	Netting
W	Peg to VWAP

FIX 4.2 message types that use tag 18

MsgType	Message	Use in the message
8	Execution Report	Optional
D	New Order Single	Optional
E	New Order List	Optional, in group NoOrders (73)
G	Order Cancel/Replace Request	Optional
W	Market Data Snapshot Full Refresh	Optional, in group NoMDEntries (268)
X	Market Data Incremental Refresh	Optional, in group NoMDEntries (268)

Also in other versions

Tag 18 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.