FIX Protocol Tag 53: Quantity
Quantity is a quantity field used in 12 FIX message types, including Allocation Instruction (35=J), Advertisement (35=7) and Allocation Report (35=AS). It is defined in FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2. Earlier FIX versions name it Shares.
- Tag number
- 53
- Data type
- QTY
- FIX versions
- FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2
- Used in
- 12 message types
Earlier name: Shares
Tag 53 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
53=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 tagMessage types that use tag 53
- Advertisement 35=7
- Allocation Instruction 35=J
- Allocation Report 35=AS
- Allocation Report Ack 35=AT
- Collateral Request 35=AX
- Collateral Assignment 35=AY
- Collateral Response 35=AZ
- Collateral Report 35=BA
- Collateral Inquiry 35=BB
- Collateral Inquiry Ack 35=BG
- Allocation Instruction Alert 35=BM
- Trade Match Report 35=DC
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.