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re: Time zones & the spec
Jeremy Fitzhardinge
25 Sep 1997 12:34AM ET> I don't see a need for fields to specify the timezone for
> timestamps in the FIX spec. All timestamps are specified
> in GMT and (in FIX 4.0) include the date so it's pretty
> easy for systems to convert/represent it any way they
> want.
I suspect the FIX 4.0 spec. is in error when it talks about GMT. GMT is the local time of the UK (&c), and is subject to daylight saving/summer time shifts. UTC is the name of the base timezone from which others are measured (so GMT is UTC+1 at the moment, I think).
I'm seeing problems in my FIX implementation because time fields in messages are shifting about by an hour depending on what time of year it is.
Jeremy Fitzhardinge
Softway Pty. Ltd.
re: Time zones & the spec
Jeremy Fitzhardinge 25 Sep 1997 12:34AM ET
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