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> Hi Hanno, > > Thanks for the clear answer. I guess that when the broker sends back > fills he also does not put the exchange on i? > > > There is a difference between tag 207 (SecurityExchange) and tag 100 > > (ExDestination). Both fields are optional and do not need to be > > specified. > > > > SecurityExchange is part of the Instrument component block and can be > > used to identify the security, e.g. its primary listing place. > > > > ExDestination is not part of the Instrument component block but on the > > root level of the message. It can be used to ask for a specific place > > of execution. However, if it should be left up to the broker (best > > execution service) then you should not have this field in the message. > > This depends on the environment in which you are trading. > > > > Regards, Hanno. > > > > > I have 2 linked questions actually. First, is it necessary to add > > > the exchange in the FIX message when sending an equity order to the > > > broker? If yes, why, because it does not make sense to me, due to > > > the fact that because of Best execution, the broker can choose the > > > exchange, MTF or even dark pool? Is it maybe to identify the stock? When the broker sends back Fills, Tag#30 also can be used. [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FIX-Protocol?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
