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[ original email was from Jean Francois TREGUIER - scpjft@hotmail.com ]
Hello,
Today we only be able to manage messages for fixed rate bonds whatever is the version (for the V 4.3 i’m not absoluty certain)
Is anybody able to give me a clear overview of forecasted enhancement about bonds or others rate instrument types for FIXS next versions or add-on.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Best Regards
JFT
[ original email was from Dean Kauffman - dean.kauffman@tradeweb.com ]
The Fixed Income working group has been very active recommending additional support for bond trading in FIX. Much was added in version 4.3 last summer. Since then The Bond Market Association Protocols Initiative and FIX/FI have performed thorough business analysis on the highest-volume products in the US and Europe and have taken FIX formats even further. On the FIX Protocol/Working Groups/Fixed Income page download the document FIWG Gap Analysis to see where we are. A further update to that recommendation should be complete this month and an updated FIX spec with FI usage documentation should be out soon.
It sounds like you have some experience in issues that we might not cover in the US. Why don’t you join the FI working group to offer your expertise and to stay abreast of new developments?
> Hello,
>
> Today we only be able to manage messages for fixed rate bonds whatever is the version (for the V 4.3 i’m not absoluty certain)
>
> Is anybody able to give me a clear overview of forecasted enhancement about bonds or others rate instrument types for FIXS next versions or add-on.
>
> Thank you in advance for your answers.
>
> Best Regards
>
> JFT
>