FIX Protocol Tag 420: NoBidComponents

NoBidComponents is a repeating group counter field used in 2 FIX message types: Bid Request (35=k) and Bid Response (35=l). It is defined in FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2.

Tag number: 420
Data type: NUMINGROUP
FIX versions: FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2
Used in: 2 message types

Tag 420 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

NUMINGROUP: A positive integer giving the number of entries in the repeating group that follows.

Example

420=2

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 420

Bid Request 35=k
Bid Response 35=l

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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