FIX Protocol Message 35=AK: Confirmation
Confirmation (35=AK) is a FIX application message defined in FIX 4.4 to 5.0 SP2. In the FIX 4.4 definition it has 13 required body fields and 268 optional fields listed below.
- MsgType (tag 35)
- AK
- FIX name
- Confirmation
- Category
- Application
- FIX versions
- FIX 4.4 to 5.0 SP2
Confirmation in each FIX version
The full field layout as defined in a specific version.
Required fields
Body fields that every Confirmation message must carry in FIX 4.4, in addition to the standard header and trailer.
Field layout
All body fields in the order of the FIX 4.4 definition, with components and repeating groups indented. A field inside an optional component or group is required only when that component or group is present. Later FIX 5.0 service packs add more fields to this message.
| Tag | Field | Required |
|---|---|---|
| 664 | ConfirmID | Required |
| 772 | ConfirmRefID | Optional |
| 859 | ConfirmReqID | Optional |
| 666 | ConfirmTransType | Required |
| 773 | ConfirmType | Required |
| 797 | CopyMsgIndicator | Optional |
| 650 | LegalConfirm | Optional |
| 665 | ConfirmStatus | Required |
| Component Parties | Optional | |
| 453 | NoPartyIDs (repeating group) | Optional |
| 448 | PartyID | Optional |
| 447 | PartyIDSource | Optional |
| 452 | PartyRole | Optional |
| Component PtysSubGrp | Optional | |
| 802 | NoPartySubIDs (repeating group) | Optional |
| 523 | PartySubID | Optional |
| 803 | PartySubIDType | Optional |
| Component OrdAllocGrp | Optional | |
| 73 | NoOrders (repeating group) | Optional |
| 11 | ClOrdID | Optional |
| 37 | OrderID | Optional |
| 198 | SecondaryOrderID | Optional |
| 526 | SecondaryClOrdID | Optional |
| 66 | ListID | Optional |
| Component NestedParties2 | Optional | |
| 756 | NoNested2PartyIDs (repeating group) | Optional |
| 757 | Nested2PartyID | Optional |
| 758 | Nested2PartyIDSource | Optional |
| 759 | Nested2PartyRole | Optional |
| Component NstdPtys2SubGrp | Optional | |
| 806 | NoNested2PartySubIDs (repeating group) | Optional |
| 760 | Nested2PartySubID | Optional |
| 807 | Nested2PartySubIDType | Optional |
| 38 | OrderQty | Optional |
| 799 | OrderAvgPx | Optional |
| 800 | OrderBookingQty | Optional |
| 70 | AllocID | Optional |
| 793 | SecondaryAllocID | Optional |
| 467 | IndividualAllocID | Optional |
| 60 | TransactTime | Required |
| 75 | TradeDate | Required |
| Component TrdRegTimestamps | Optional | |
| 768 | NoTrdRegTimestamps (repeating group) | Optional |
| 769 | TrdRegTimestamp | Optional |
| 770 | TrdRegTimestampType | Optional |
| 771 | TrdRegTimestampOrigin | Optional |
| Component Instrument | Required | |
| 55 | Symbol | Optional |
| 65 | SymbolSfx | Optional |
| 48 | SecurityID | Optional |
| 22 | SecurityIDSource | Optional |
| Component SecAltIDGrp | Optional | |
| 454 | NoSecurityAltID (repeating group) | Optional |
| 455 | SecurityAltID | Optional |
| 456 | SecurityAltIDSource | Optional |
| 460 | Product | Optional |
| 461 | CFICode | Optional |
| 167 | SecurityType | Optional |
| 762 | SecuritySubType | Optional |
| 200 | MaturityMonthYear | Optional |
| 541 | MaturityDate | Optional |
| 201 | PutOrCall | Optional |
| 224 | CouponPaymentDate | Optional |
| 225 | IssueDate | Optional |
| 239 | RepoCollateralSecurityType | Optional |
| 226 | RepurchaseTerm | Optional |
| 227 | RepurchaseRate | Optional |
| 228 | Factor | Optional |
| 255 | CreditRating | Optional |
| 543 | InstrRegistry | Optional |
| 470 | CountryOfIssue | Optional |
| 471 | StateOrProvinceOfIssue | Optional |
| 472 | LocaleOfIssue | Optional |
| 240 | RedemptionDate | Optional |
| 202 | StrikePrice | Optional |
| 947 | StrikeCurrency | Optional |
| 206 | OptAttribute | Optional |
| 231 | ContractMultiplier | Optional |
| 223 | CouponRate | Optional |
| 207 | SecurityExchange | Optional |
| 106 | Issuer | Optional |
| 348 | EncodedIssuerLen | Optional |
| 349 | EncodedIssuer | Optional |
| 107 | SecurityDesc | Optional |
| 350 | EncodedSecurityDescLen | Optional |
| 351 | EncodedSecurityDesc | Optional |
| 691 | Pool | Optional |
| 667 | ContractSettlMonth | Optional |
| 875 | CPProgram | Optional |
| 876 | CPRegType | Optional |
| Component EvntGrp | Optional | |
| 864 | NoEvents (repeating group) | Optional |
| 865 | EventType | Optional |
| 866 | EventDate | Optional |
| 867 | EventPx | Optional |
| 868 | EventText | Optional |
| 873 | DatedDate | Optional |
| 874 | InterestAccrualDate | Optional |
| Component InstrumentExtension | Optional | |
| 668 | DeliveryForm | Optional |
| 869 | PctAtRisk | Optional |
| Component AttrbGrp | Optional | |
| 870 | NoInstrAttrib (repeating group) | Optional |
| 871 | InstrAttribType | Optional |
| 872 | InstrAttribValue | Optional |
| Component FinancingDetails | Optional | |
| 913 | AgreementDesc | Optional |
| 914 | AgreementID | Optional |
| 915 | AgreementDate | Optional |
| 918 | AgreementCurrency | Optional |
| 788 | TerminationType | Optional |
| 916 | StartDate | Optional |
| 917 | EndDate | Optional |
| 919 | DeliveryType | Optional |
| 898 | MarginRatio | Optional |
| Component UndInstrmtGrp | Required | |
| 711 | NoUnderlyings (repeating group) | Optional |
| Component UnderlyingInstrument | Optional | |
| 311 | UnderlyingSymbol | Optional |
| 312 | UnderlyingSymbolSfx | Optional |
| 309 | UnderlyingSecurityID | Optional |
| 305 | UnderlyingSecurityIDSource | Optional |
| Component UndSecAltIDGrp | Optional | |
| 457 | NoUnderlyingSecurityAltID (repeating group) | Optional |
| 458 | UnderlyingSecurityAltID | Optional |
| 459 | UnderlyingSecurityAltIDSource | Optional |
| 462 | UnderlyingProduct | Optional |
| 463 | UnderlyingCFICode | Optional |
| 310 | UnderlyingSecurityType | Optional |
| 763 | UnderlyingSecuritySubType | Optional |
| 313 | UnderlyingMaturityMonthYear | Optional |
| 542 | UnderlyingMaturityDate | Optional |
| 315 | UnderlyingPutOrCall | Optional |
| 241 | UnderlyingCouponPaymentDate | Optional |
| 242 | UnderlyingIssueDate | Optional |
| 243 | UnderlyingRepoCollateralSecurityType | Optional |
| 244 | UnderlyingRepurchaseTerm | Optional |
| 245 | UnderlyingRepurchaseRate | Optional |
| 246 | UnderlyingFactor | Optional |
| 256 | UnderlyingCreditRating | Optional |
| 595 | UnderlyingInstrRegistry | Optional |
| 592 | UnderlyingCountryOfIssue | Optional |
| 593 | UnderlyingStateOrProvinceOfIssue | Optional |
| 594 | UnderlyingLocaleOfIssue | Optional |
| 247 | UnderlyingRedemptionDate | Optional |
| 316 | UnderlyingStrikePrice | Optional |
| 941 | UnderlyingStrikeCurrency | Optional |
| 317 | UnderlyingOptAttribute | Optional |
| 436 | UnderlyingContractMultiplier | Optional |
| 435 | UnderlyingCouponRate | Optional |
| 308 | UnderlyingSecurityExchange | Optional |
| 306 | UnderlyingIssuer | Optional |
| 362 | EncodedUnderlyingIssuerLen | Optional |
| 363 | EncodedUnderlyingIssuer | Optional |
| 307 | UnderlyingSecurityDesc | Optional |
| 364 | EncodedUnderlyingSecurityDescLen | Optional |
| 365 | EncodedUnderlyingSecurityDesc | Optional |
| 877 | UnderlyingCPProgram | Optional |
| 878 | UnderlyingCPRegType | Optional |
| 318 | UnderlyingCurrency | Optional |
| 879 | UnderlyingQty | Optional |
| 810 | UnderlyingPx | Optional |
| 882 | UnderlyingDirtyPrice | Optional |
| 883 | UnderlyingEndPrice | Optional |
| 884 | UnderlyingStartValue | Optional |
| 885 | UnderlyingCurrentValue | Optional |
| 886 | UnderlyingEndValue | Optional |
| Component UnderlyingStipulations | Optional | |
| 887 | NoUnderlyingStips (repeating group) | Optional |
| 888 | UnderlyingStipType | Optional |
| 889 | UnderlyingStipValue | Optional |
| Component InstrmtLegGrp | Required | |
| 555 | NoLegs (repeating group) | Optional |
| Component InstrumentLeg | Optional | |
| 600 | LegSymbol | Optional |
| 601 | LegSymbolSfx | Optional |
| 602 | LegSecurityID | Optional |
| 603 | LegSecurityIDSource | Optional |
| Component LegSecAltIDGrp | Optional | |
| 604 | NoLegSecurityAltID (repeating group) | Optional |
| 605 | LegSecurityAltID | Optional |
| 606 | LegSecurityAltIDSource | Optional |
| 607 | LegProduct | Optional |
| 608 | LegCFICode | Optional |
| 609 | LegSecurityType | Optional |
| 764 | LegSecuritySubType | Optional |
| 610 | LegMaturityMonthYear | Optional |
| 611 | LegMaturityDate | Optional |
| 248 | LegCouponPaymentDate | Optional |
| 249 | LegIssueDate | Optional |
| 250 | LegRepoCollateralSecurityType | Optional |
| 251 | LegRepurchaseTerm | Optional |
| 252 | LegRepurchaseRate | Optional |
| 253 | LegFactor | Optional |
| 257 | LegCreditRating | Optional |
| 599 | LegInstrRegistry | Optional |
| 596 | LegCountryOfIssue | Optional |
| 597 | LegStateOrProvinceOfIssue | Optional |
| 598 | LegLocaleOfIssue | Optional |
| 254 | LegRedemptionDate | Optional |
| 612 | LegStrikePrice | Optional |
| 942 | LegStrikeCurrency | Optional |
| 613 | LegOptAttribute | Optional |
| 614 | LegContractMultiplier | Optional |
| 615 | LegCouponRate | Optional |
| 616 | LegSecurityExchange | Optional |
| 617 | LegIssuer | Optional |
| 618 | EncodedLegIssuerLen | Optional |
| 619 | EncodedLegIssuer | Optional |
| 620 | LegSecurityDesc | Optional |
| 621 | EncodedLegSecurityDescLen | Optional |
| 622 | EncodedLegSecurityDesc | Optional |
| 623 | LegRatioQty | Optional |
| 624 | LegSide | Optional |
| 556 | LegCurrency | Optional |
| 740 | LegPool | Optional |
| 739 | LegDatedDate | Optional |
| 955 | LegContractSettlMonth | Optional |
| 956 | LegInterestAccrualDate | Optional |
| Component YieldData | Optional | |
| 235 | YieldType | Optional |
| 236 | Yield | Optional |
| 701 | YieldCalcDate | Optional |
| 696 | YieldRedemptionDate | Optional |
| 697 | YieldRedemptionPrice | Optional |
| 698 | YieldRedemptionPriceType | Optional |
| 80 | AllocQty | Required |
| 854 | QtyType | Optional |
| 54 | Side | Required |
| 15 | Currency | Optional |
| 30 | LastMkt | Optional |
| Component CpctyConfGrp | Required | |
| 862 | NoCapacities (repeating group) | Required |
| 528 | OrderCapacity | Required in each entry |
| 529 | OrderRestrictions | Optional |
| 863 | OrderCapacityQty | Required in each entry |
| 79 | AllocAccount | Required |
| 661 | AllocAcctIDSource | Optional |
| 798 | AllocAccountType | Optional |
| 6 | AvgPx | Required |
| 74 | AvgPxPrecision | Optional |
| 423 | PriceType | Optional |
| 860 | AvgParPx | Optional |
| Component SpreadOrBenchmarkCurveData | Optional | |
| 218 | Spread | Optional |
| 220 | BenchmarkCurveCurrency | Optional |
| 221 | BenchmarkCurveName | Optional |
| 222 | BenchmarkCurvePoint | Optional |
| 662 | BenchmarkPrice | Optional |
| 663 | BenchmarkPriceType | Optional |
| 699 | BenchmarkSecurityID | Optional |
| 761 | BenchmarkSecurityIDSource | Optional |
| 861 | ReportedPx | Optional |
| 58 | Text | Optional |
| 354 | EncodedTextLen | Optional |
| 355 | EncodedText | Optional |
| 81 | ProcessCode | Optional |
| 381 | GrossTradeAmt | Required |
| 157 | NumDaysInterest | Optional |
| 230 | ExDate | Optional |
| 158 | AccruedInterestRate | Optional |
| 159 | AccruedInterestAmt | Optional |
| 738 | InterestAtMaturity | Optional |
| 920 | EndAccruedInterestAmt | Optional |
| 921 | StartCash | Optional |
| 922 | EndCash | Optional |
| 238 | Concession | Optional |
| 237 | TotalTakedown | Optional |
| 118 | NetMoney | Required |
| 890 | MaturityNetMoney | Optional |
| 119 | SettlCurrAmt | Optional |
| 120 | SettlCurrency | Optional |
| 155 | SettlCurrFxRate | Optional |
| 156 | SettlCurrFxRateCalc | Optional |
| 63 | SettlType | Optional |
| 64 | SettlDate | Optional |
| Component SettlInstructionsData | Optional | |
| 172 | SettlDeliveryType | Optional |
| 169 | StandInstDbType | Optional |
| 170 | StandInstDbName | Optional |
| 171 | StandInstDbID | Optional |
| Component DlvyInstGrp | Optional | |
| 85 | NoDlvyInst (repeating group) | Optional |
| 165 | SettlInstSource | Optional |
| 787 | DlvyInstType | Optional |
| Component SettlParties | Optional | |
| 781 | NoSettlPartyIDs (repeating group) | Optional |
| 782 | SettlPartyID | Optional |
| 783 | SettlPartyIDSource | Optional |
| 784 | SettlPartyRole | Optional |
| Component SettlPtysSubGrp | Optional | |
| 801 | NoSettlPartySubIDs (repeating group) | Optional |
| 785 | SettlPartySubID | Optional |
| 786 | SettlPartySubIDType | Optional |
| Component CommissionData | Optional | |
| 12 | Commission | Optional |
| 13 | CommType | Optional |
| 479 | CommCurrency | Optional |
| 497 | FundRenewWaiv | Optional |
| 858 | SharedCommission | Optional |
| Component Stipulations | Optional | |
| 232 | NoStipulations (repeating group) | Optional |
| 233 | StipulationType | Optional |
| 234 | StipulationValue | Optional |
| Component MiscFeesGrp | Optional | |
| 136 | NoMiscFees (repeating group) | Optional |
| 137 | MiscFeeAmt | Optional |
| 138 | MiscFeeCurr | Optional |
| 139 | MiscFeeType | Optional |
| 891 | MiscFeeBasis | Optional |
Standard header and trailer
Every FIX message starts with the standard header, whose required fields are BeginString (8), BodyLength (9), MsgType (35), SenderCompID (49), TargetCompID (56), MsgSeqNum (34) and SendingTime (52), and ends with the trailer field CheckSum (10).
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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.