FlexTrade FX Trade Connector

Features

fix-ftfxConnector Key

Instruments

FX

Request Types

SUBMITCANCELREPLACE

Order Types

MARKETLIMIT

Time In Force

DAYGTCIOCFOKGTD

Order ID Mapper

SEQUENCE

✗

Order Status Request

✗

Cancel On Disconnect

✗

Commission

✗

Post Only

✗

Fast Cancel

✗

Fast Replace

Notes

If tag 9250 is set to VWAP, Price(44) is interpreted as a VWAP price rather than a limit price.

Symbology

Currency pairs in BASE/QUOTE format per EBS (Electronic Broking Services) convention, e.g. GBP/USD. Inverted notation (e.g. USD/GBP) is not valid.

FIX sessions begin at 17:03 EST each day, Sunday through Thursday, and end at 16:59 EST the following day. Sequence numbers must be reset during the 4-minute maintenance window and remain valid until the next shutdown.

Configuration

Connector settings

Parameter	Default Value	Description
senderSubId		Order counterparty.
onBehalfOfCompId		Send orders into the system on behalf of another account. Password is mandatory if this is specified.
onBehalfOfSubId		Send orders into the system on behalf of another counterparty.
password		Password. Optional.

Supported order attributes

Key	Description
50,6050	SenderSubID(50)
115,6115	OnBehalfOfCompID(115)
116,6116	OnBehalfOfSubID(116)
9301,6301	Standard Tenor. Valid Tenors: SN, 1W, 2W, 3W, 1M, 2M, 3M, .. 1Y and so on.
9250,6250	Set to VWAP for tag 44 to be interpreted as a VWAP price rather than a limit.

Config sample

connectors {
    FTFX : ${template.connector.fix.flextradefx} {
        settings {
            host  = "<HOST>"
            port  = <PORT>

            targetCompId = "<TARGET_COMP_ID>"
            senderCompId = "<SENDER_COMP_ID>"

            onBehalfOfCompId = "VALUE"
            password = "<PASSWORD>"
        }
    }
}