FIX 4.2 Tag 55: Symbol

Ticker symbol or other common identifier of the security, as agreed between the counterparties.

Tag number: 55
Data type: STRING
FIX version: FIX 4.2
Used in: 24 message types

Data type

STRING: Text of printable characters. It cannot contain the SOH delimiter.

FIX 4.2 message types that use tag 55

MsgType	Message	Use in the message
6	IOI	Required
7	Advertisement	Required
8	Execution Report	Required
D	New Order Single	Required
E	New Order List	Required in each entry, in group NoOrders (73)
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	Required in each entry, in group NoRelatedSym (146)
S	Quote	Required
V	Market Data Request	Required in each entry, in group NoRelatedSym (146)
W	Market Data Snapshot Full Refresh	Required
X	Market Data Incremental Refresh	Optional, in group NoMDEntries (268)
Z	Quote Cancel	Required in each entry, in group NoQuoteEntries (295)
a	Quote Status Request	Required
b	Mass Quote Ack	Optional, in group NoQuoteEntries (295)
c	Security Definition Request	Optional
d	Security Definition	Optional
e	Security Status Request	Required
f	Security Status	Required
i	Mass Quote	Optional, in group NoQuoteEntries (295)
m	List Strike Price	Required in each entry, in group NoStrikes (428)

Also in other versions

Tag 55 across all FIX versions

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