What is the value for tag 8 in FIX.5.0.SP2?

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Imported from previous forum

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Is “FIXT.1.1” the correct value for tag 8 if I’m attempting to use FIX.5.0SP2.

Example Fix Message FIX 5.0 SP2:

8=FIXT.1.1^9=84^35=A^49=*********^56=**^34=1^52=20160831-19:22:52.02656^98=0^108=30^1137=FIX.5.0SP2^10=18^

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The only valid value for tag BeginString(8) in FIX 5.0SP2 is: FIXT.1.1

See: http://www.fixtradingcommunity.org/FIXimate/FIXimate3.0/latestEP/en/FIX.5.0SP2_EP214/tag8.html

I hope it helps
Yuval

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Thank you.

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Background is the introduction of FIX Transport Independence with FIX 5.0. Until FIX 4.4 there was no separate standard for the session layer, hence the Standard Header always referred to the version of the application layer, e.g. “FIX.4.2”. FIXT stands for “FIX Transport” and is the name of the legacy standard for the FIX session layer. As of FIX generation 5 you may also use a non-FIX session layer such as MQ Series (vendor product) or AMQP (open standard).

Please note that work is well underway to establish a high speed standard for the session layer called FIXP (FIX Performance). See http://www.fixtradingcommunity.org/pg/structure/tech-specs/fix-performance-session-layer for details.

Regards,
Hanno.