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# OptAttribute <206> field – FIX 4.4 – FIX Dictionary

| Messages by MsgType \| Messages by Name \| Fields by Tag \| Fields by Name \| FIX 4.4 \| Home FIX 4.4 : OptAttribute <206> field Type: char Used In Description Can be used for SecurityType <167>=OPT to identify a particular security. Valid values vary by SecurityExchange <207>: *** REPLACED values - See Appendix 6-F: 7.Replaced values: OptAttribute(tag 206) with values in CFICode(tag 461) [Replaced in FIX 4.3] *** For Exchange: MONEP (Paris) L = Long (a.k.a. "American") S = Short (a.k.a. "European") For Exchanges: DTB (Frankfurt), HKSE (Hong Kong), and SOFFEX (Zurich) 0-9 = single digit "version" number assigned by exchange following capital adjustments (0=current, 1=prior, 2=prior to 1, etc). Used In <Instrument> |
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