FIX Protocol Tag 274: TickDirection

TickDirection is a single-character field used in 2 FIX message types: Market Data Snapshot Full Refresh (35=W) and Market Data Incremental Refresh (35=X). It is defined in FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2 and has 4 enumerated values.

Tag number: 274
Data type: CHAR
FIX versions: FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2
Used in: 2 message types

Tag 274 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

CHAR: A single character.

Valid values

4 enumerated values across all FIX versions.

Value	Meaning
0	Plus tick
1	Zero plus tick
2	Minus tick
3	Zero minus tick

Example

274=0

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 274

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.

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