FIX Protocol Tag 2830: EventInitiatorType

EventInitiatorType is a single-character field used in 2 FIX message types: Execution Report (35=8) and Quote Status Report (35=AI). It is defined in FIX 5.0 SP2 and has 3 enumerated values.

Tag number: 2830
Data type: CHAR
FIX versions: FIX 5.0 SP2
Used in: 2 message types

Tag 2830 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

FIX 5.0 SP2

Data type

CHAR: A single character.

Valid values

3 enumerated values across all FIX versions.

Value	Meaning
C	Customer or client
E	Exchange or execution venue
F	Firm or broker

Example

2830=C

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 2830

Execution Report 35=8
Quote Status Report 35=AI

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.