Email (MsgType = C, FIXML = Email)

The email message is similar to the format and purpose of the News message, however, it is intended for private use between two parties.

Tag Field Name FIXML Req'd Comments
<Standard Message Header> Y MsgType = C
164 EmailThreadID @EmailThreadID Y Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Subject (147) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding (347) field.
94 EmailType @EmailTyp Y

Email message type.

42 OrigTime @OrigTm N

Time of message origination (always expressed in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated, also known as "GMT"))

147 Subject @Subject Y

Specifies the Subject text

356 EncodedSubjectLen @EncSubjectLen C

Must be set if EncodedSubject field is specified and must immediately precede it.

357 EncodedSubject @EncSubject C

Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Subject field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.

<RoutingGrp> N Specifies the number of repeating lines of text specified.
<InstrmtGrp> N

Specifies the number of repeating symbols (instruments) specified

<UndInstrmtGrp> N

Number of underlyings

<InstrmtLegGrp> N

Relevant settled entity matrix source.

37 OrderID @OrdID N

Unique identifier for Order as assigned by sell-side (broker, exchange, ECN). Uniqueness must be guaranteed within a single trading day. Firms which accept multi-day orders should consider embedding a date within the OrderID field to assure uniqueness across days.

11 ClOrdID @ClOrdID N

Unique identifier for Order as assigned by the buy-side (institution, broker, intermediary etc.) (identified by SenderCompID(49) or OnBehalfOfCompID(115) as appropriate). Uniqueness must be guaranteed within a single trading day. Firms, particularly those which electronically submit multi-day orders, trade globally or throughout market close periods, should ensure uniqueness across days, for example by embedding a date within the ClOrdID(11) field.

<LinesOfTextGrp> Y

Specifies the number of repeating lines of text specified

95 RawDataLength @RawDataLength C

Number of bytes in raw data field.

96 RawData @RawData C

Unformatted raw data, can include bitmaps, word processor documents, etc.

<AttachmentGrp> N

Specifies the second reference currency of the trade.

LegComplexEventCurrencyTwoCodeSource(2946) may be used to disambiguate the code source scheme used, and ISO 4217 is the default scheme if absent.

Applicable for complex FX option strategies.

<Standard Message Trailer> Y