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# TimeInForce <59> field

## FIX 5.0 SP2 EP299

### Description

 Type: [char](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/index.html#char)

 Specifies how long the order remains in effect. Absence of this field is interpreted as DAY. NOTE not applicable to CIV Orders.

Valid values:

- 0 = [Day](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#DayOrder) (or session)
  
   A buy or sell order that, if not executed expires at the end of the trading day on which it was entered.
- 1 = [Good Till Cancel (GTC)](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#GoodTillCanceled)
  
   An order to buy or sell that remains in effect until it is either executed or canceled; sometimes called an "open order".
- 2 = [At the Opening (OPG)](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#AtTheOpening)
  
   A market or limit-price order to be executed at the opening of the stock or not at all; all or part of any order not executed at the opening is treated as canceled.
- 3 = [Immediate Or Cancel (IOC)](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#ImmediateOrCancel)
  
   A market or limit-price order that is to be executed in whole or in part as soon as it is available in the market; any portion not so executed is to be canceled.
- 4 = [Fill Or Kill (FOK)](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#FillOrKill)
  
   A market or limit-price order that is to be executed in its entirety as soon as it is available in the market; if not so executed, the order is to be canceled.
- 5 = [Good Till Crossing (GTX)](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#GoodTillCrossing)
  
   An order to buy or sell that is canceled prior to the market entering into an auction or crossing phase.
- 6 = Good Till Date (GTD)
  
   An order to buy or sell that remains in effect until it expires, defined by [ExpireDate <432>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/tagNum_432.html) or [ExpireTime <126>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/tagNum_126.html).
- 7 = At the Close
  
   Indicated price is to be around the closing price, however, not held to the closing price.
- 8 = [Good Through Crossing](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#GoodThroughCrossing)
  
   An order that is valid up till and including a crossing phase.
- 9 = [At Crossing](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/glossary.html#AtCrossing)
  
   An order that is valid only during crossing (auction) phases. The order is valid during the day or up to and including a specified trading (sub) session.
- A = Good for Time (GFT)
  
   An order that is valid for a pre-defined time period expressed with [ExposureDuration <1629>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/tagNum_1629.html) and (optionally) [ExposureDurationUnit <1916>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/tagNum_1916.html).
- B = Good for Auction (GFA)
  
   An order that is valid for an auction initiated by a trading firm (see [AuctionType <1803>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/tagNum_1803.html) for examples.
- C = Good for this Month (GFM)
  
   An order that is valid until the end of the current month, i.e. from the time of order submission until the end of the last trading day of the current month.

### Used In

- [<ListOrdGrp>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_ListOrdGrp.html)
- [<MDFullGrp>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_MDFullGrp.html)
- [<MDIncGrp>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_MDIncGrp.html)
- [<MDStatisticParameters>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_MDStatisticParameters.html)
- [<OrderEntryAckGrp>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_OrderEntryAckGrp.html)
- [<OrderEntryGrp>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_OrderEntryGrp.html)
- [<TimeInForceRules>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_TimeInForceRules.html)
- [<TradeReportOrderDetail>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/compBlock_TradeReportOrderDetail.html)
- [ExecutionReport <8>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_8_8.html)
- [NewOrderMultileg <AB>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_AB_6566.html)
- [MultilegOrderCancelReplace <AC>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_AC_6567.html)
- [NewOrderSingle <D>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_D_68.html)
- [OrderCancelReplaceRequest <G>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_G_71.html)
- [NewOrderCross <s>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_s_115.html)
- [CrossOrderCancelReplaceRequest <t>](https://www.onixs.biz/fix-dictionary/5.0.sp2.ep299/msgType_t_116.html)

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