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FIX Protocol Tag 1270: DerivativeUnitOfMeasureQty

DerivativeUnitOfMeasureQty is a quantity field used in 3 FIX message types: Derivative Security List (35=AA), Derivative Security List Update Report (35=BR) and Derivative Security List Request (35=z). It is defined in FIX 5.0 SP1 to 5.0 SP2.

Tag number
1270
Data type
QTY
FIX versions
FIX 5.0 SP1 to 5.0 SP2
Used in
3 message types

Tag 1270 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

QTY: A decimal number of units, such as shares or contracts.

Example

1270=1000

Illustrative value. In a message, fields are separated by the SOH character (0x01), often shown as | or ^ in logs.

Decode a message with this tag

Message types that use tag 1270

Covers every version from FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2, including fields reached through components and repeating groups. The version pages above show whether the tag is required in each message.

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.