FIX Protocol Tag 50: SenderSubID

Identifies a specific originator within the sending firm, such as a desk or trader.

Tag number: 50
Data type: STRING
FIX versions: FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1
Location: Standard header

Tag 50 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

STRING: Text of printable characters. It cannot contain the SOH delimiter.

Example

50=DESK1

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 50

SenderSubID belongs to the standard message header, which every FIX message carries, so it is not listed against individual message types.

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.