BidRequest/FIX.4.3

Message Content of BidRequest (MsgType=k)

TagText	FieldName or ComponentName	Required	Description
	StandardHeader	x	MsgType = k (lowercase)
390	BidID		Required to relate the bid response
391	ClientBidID	x
374	BidRequestTransType	x	Identifies the Bid Request message transaction type
392	ListName
393	TotalNumSecurities	x
394	BidType	x	e.g. "Non Disclosed", "Disclosed", No Bidding Process
395	NumTickets		Total number of tickets/allocations assuming fully executed
15	Currency		Used to represent the currency of monetary amounts.
396	SideValue1		Expressed in Currency
397	SideValue2		Expressed in Currency
398	NoBidDescriptors		Used if BidType="Non Disclosed"
399	BidDescriptorType		Required if NoBidDescriptors > 0. Must be first field in repeating group.
400	BidDescriptor
401	SideValueInd		Refers to the SideValue1 or SideValue2. These are used as opposed to Buy or Sell so that the basket can be quoted either way as Buy or Sell.
404	LiquidityValue		Value between LiquidityPctLow and LiquidityPctHigh in Currency
441	LiquidityNumSecurities		Number of Securites between LiquidityPctLow and LiquidityPctHigh in Currency
402	LiquidityPctLow		Liquidity indicator or lower limit if LiquidityNumSecurities > 1
403	LiquidityPctHigh		Upper liquidity indicator if LiquidityNumSecurities > 1
405	EFPTrackingError		Eg Used in EFP (Exchange For Physical) trades 12%
406	FairValue		Used in EFP trades
407	OutsideIndexPct		Used in EFP trades
408	ValueOfFutures		Used in EFP trades
420	NoBidComponents		Used if BidType="Disclosed"
66	ListID		Required if NoBidComponents > 0. Must be first field in repeating group.
54	Side		When used in request for a "Disclosed" bid indicates that bid is required on assumption that SideValue1 is Buy or Sell. SideValue2 can be derived by inference.
336	TradingSessionID		Indicates off-exchange type activities for Detail.
625	TradingSessionSubID
430	NetGrossInd		Indicates Net or Gross for selling Detail.
63	SettlmntTyp
64	FutSettDate		Takes precedence over SettlmntTyp value and conditionally required/omitted for specific SettlmntTyp values.
1	Account
409	LiquidityIndType
410	WtAverageLiquidity		Overall weighted average liquidity expressed as a % of average daily volume
411	ExchangeForPhysical
412	OutMainCntryUIndex		% value of stocks outside main country in Currency
413	CrossPercent		% of program that crosses in Currency
414	ProgRptReqs
415	ProgPeriodInterval		Time in minutes between each ListStatus report sent by SellSide. Zero means don't send status.
416	IncTaxInd		Net/Gross
121	ForexReq		Is foreign exchange required
417	NumBidders		Indicates the total number of bidders on the list
75	TradeDate
418	TradeType	x
419	BasisPxType	x
443	StrikeTime		Used when BasisPxType = "C"
58	Text
354	EncodedTextLen		Must be set if EncodedText field is specified and must immediately precede it.
355	EncodedText		Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Text field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding field.
	StandardTrailer	x

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