THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FIX 4.3 Specification document with Errata 20020920

ZIP file includes 7 volumes and Release Notes.

Major changes in FIX 4.3 include:

• Reorganization of the specification into 7 volumes (see VOLUME INDEX in Volume 1)
• Documentation represents dual syntax consisting of traditional "tag-equals-value" and XML-based FIXML
• Fixed Income product support
• Collective Investment Vehicles (CIV) product (Mutual Funds, Unit Trusts, etc) support
• Enhanced support for Derivatives products
• Expanded support for Cross orders
• Support for swaps and multi-leg instrument orders
• "Streetside" trade capture reporting (e.g. sellside to DTC in U.S.)
• Enhancements to security and trading session definition and requests
• Additional support for Asia/Pacific and Japanese requirements

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