quickfix-developers

[Quickfix-developers] Tag 55 Symbol

[Bill R. Hr. <bil...@ra...>]

In the XML files (I verified it in FIX43.xml and FIX44.xml) tag 55 Symbol is
marked as mandatory. 
To remove this mandatory requirement is usually the first change I do after
receiving a new delivery of Quickfix.

In the FIX standard the tag is marked as not mandatory (4.4, 4.3 unclear),
but the comments leave room for interpretation. I've an issue with this
field as we use always tag 48/22 to identify a security.

What are your thoughts? Should it be changed to non-mandatory in the XML
files?

Regards
Robert

Re: [Quickfix-developers] Tag 55 Symbol

[Joerg T. <Joe...@ma...>]

Hi Bill,

> In the XML files (I verified it in FIX43.xml and FIX44.xml) tag 55 Symbol is
> marked as mandatory.

What messages you are refering to? Normally a tag is mandatory for a 
message or component for new versions.

> In the FIX standard the tag is marked as not mandatory (4.4, 4.3 unclear),
> but the comments leave room for interpretation.

To which page/section of the standard do you refer?

> I've an issue with this field as we use always tag 48/22 to identify a security.

I know. We always set tag 55 to the same value as tag 48. Which exchange 
do you connect to?

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