====== MARKET DATA REQUEST [35=V] ====== The Market Data Request message subscribes to streaming market data for specific securities. ===== Subscription Types (SubscriptionRequestType 263) ===== ^ Type ^ Value ^ Description ^ | Snapshot | 0 | Current market state only | | Subscribe | 1 | Snapshot + continuous updates | | Unsubscribe | 2 | Stop streaming data | | Subscribe Incremental | 7 | Snapshot + incremental updates | ===== Throughput Levels (MDUpdateType 265) ===== ^ Level ^ Value ^ Description ^ | Slow Trade | 2 | Slow updates + all trades | | Smart Trade | 3 | Smart buffering + all trades | | Slow Smart | 4 | ~1 update/second if changed | | Smart | 5 | Recommended - frequent best bid/offer | | Fast Smart | 6 | More frequent best updates | | All | 7 | No buffering - high bandwidth | | Fast Trade | 8 | Fast updates + all trades | | Trade Only | 9 | Trades only, no depth | ===== Message Specification ===== **Message Direction:** Client → T4 ^ Tag ^ Field Name ^ Type ^ Req'd ^ Description ^ | | **Message Header** | | Y | MsgType = V | | 262 | MDReqID | String | Y | Unique request ID | | 263 | SubscriptionRequestType | Int | Y | See subscription types | | 264 | MarketDepth | Int | Y | 1=Top only, 10=Full book | | 265 | MDUpdateType | Int | O | Throughput level (default=5) | | 267 | NoMDEntryTypes | Int | Y | Number of entry types | | →269 | MDEntryType | Char | Y | 0=Bid, 1=Offer, 2=Trade, etc. | | 146 | NoRelatedSym | Int | Y | Number of symbols (must be 1) | | →55 | Symbol | String | Y | T4 Contract ID | | →48 | SecurityID | String | Y | T4 Market ID | | →167 | SecurityType | String | Y | FUT, OPT, STK, SYN, BIN | | →207 | SecurityExchange | String | Y | T4 Exchange ID | | →201 | PutOrCall | Int | O | Options: 0=Put, 1=Call | | →107 | SecurityDesc | String | O | Set to "262" for MDReqID matching | | | **Message Trailer** | | Y | | ===== MDEntryType Values ===== ^ Type ^ Value ^ Description ^ | 0 | Bid | Bid price/size | | 1 | Offer | Offer price/size | | 2 | Implied Bid | Implied bid | | 3 | Implied Offer | Implied offer | | 4 | Trade | Last trade | | 6 | Settlement | Settlement price | | 7 | High | Session high | | 8 | Low | Session low | | B | Volume | Trade volume | ===== Sample Messages ===== **Subscribe to Market:** 8=FIX.4.2|9=200|35=V|49=T4Example|56=T4|52=20121010-14:37:58.720| 262=md-10/10/2012 9:37:58 AM|263=1|264=10|265=5|267=3|269=0|269=1|269=2| 146=1|55=ES|48=CME_20121200_ESZ2|167=FUT|207=CME_Eq|10=123| **Unsubscribe from Market:** 8=FIX.4.2|9=200|35=V|49=T4Example|56=T4|52=20121010-14:37:59.765| 262=md-10/10/2012 9:37:59 AM|263=2|264=10|265=5|267=3|269=0|269=1|269=2| 146=1|55=ES|48=CME_20121200_ESZ2|167=FUT|207=CME_Eq|10=234| ===== Notes ===== * Smart buffering (265=5) recommended for most use cases * MarketDepth=1 for quote boards, =10 for full depth * Higher depth and faster updates increase bandwidth * SecurityDesc=262 enables MDReqID matching in responses