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HEARTBEAT [35=0]

The Heartbeat message maintains session connectivity.

Message Specification

Message Direction: Bidirectional

Tag Field Name Type Req'd Description
Message Header Y MsgType = 0
112 TestReqID String C Required when responding to Test Request
Message Trailer Y

Sample Messages

Normal Heartbeat:

8=FIX.4.2|9=50|35=0|49=T4Example|56=T4|50=T4FIX|52=20120905-17:54:49.359|10=123|

Test Request Response:

8=FIX.4.2|9=100|35=0|49=T4|56=T4Example|50=TraderName|52=20120905-18:09:12.103|
112=treqid.09.05.2012-13.09.12|10=234|

Notes