THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FIX 4.2 Specification document with Errata 20010501

Major changes in FIX 4.2 include:

• Enhancements to better support exchanges and ECNs (Market Data, Security Definition and Status, Trading Session Status, etc.)
• Program/Basket Trading support
• "Mass quoting" support for equity options
• Support for Japanese requirements (Japanese character sets, order handling, and allocation support)
• Enhanced foreign exchange capability
• Fixed Income IOI capability for High Yield and High Grade corporate bonds
• Order pre-allocation functionality.
• Other enhancements and clarifications

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