FIX Protocol Tag 798: AllocAccountType

AllocAccountType is an integer field used in 2 FIX message types: Confirmation (35=AK) and Confirmation Request (35=BH). It is defined in FIX 4.4 to 5.0 SP2 and has 7 enumerated values.

Tag number: 798
Data type: INT
FIX versions: FIX 4.4 to 5.0 SP2
Used in: 2 message types

Tag 798 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

INT: A whole number without a decimal point. It may be negative.

Valid values

7 enumerated values across all FIX versions.

Value	Meaning
1	Carried customer side
2	Carried non customer side
3	House trader
4	Floor trader
6	Carried non customer side cross margined
7	House trader cross margined
8	Joint back office account

Example

798=1

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 798

Confirmation 35=AK
Confirmation Request 35=BH

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.