Logon issue

Spotware
13 Mar 2017, 14:29

Hi j.tarno,

Tag 50 is wrong. It should be your account's id. Please check the FIX API sample here to see how to properly contruct a logon message https://github.com/spotware/FIX-API-Sample

Best Regards,

#EOL
13 Mar 2017, 15:49

RE:

j.tarno said:

I am sending a logon:

8=FIX.4.4|9=112|35=A|34=1|49=pepperstone.XXX|50=QUOTE|52=20170310-15:13:10.949|56=cServer|98=0|108=0|553=XXX|554=XXX|10=156

Hi Jan

You should set field TargetSubID (tag 57) to QUOTE for your outgoint FIX messages and set SenderSubID (tag 50) to any string you want or don't set it at all.

From the other hand, server will respond you with FIX messages with QUOTE in SenderSubID (tag 50), so, don't be confused with this, take a look on Exaples section (chapter 5) of the specification: https://www.spotware.com/pdf/cTraderFixApi_v2.9.1.pdf?v2.9.1

Good luck

j.tarno
16 Mar 2017, 22:46

Hi,

thank you for your answers. When I change tag 50 I simply do not get no answer at all from the server. Here is what I send:

8=FIX.4.4
9=130
35=A
34=1
49=pepperstone.XYZ
50=1017014
52=20170316-20:36:27.662
56=CSERVER
57=QUOTE
98=0
108=30
141=Y
553=XYZ
554=XXX
10=075

I cannot figure out what´s the differnce to the example log on from  https://www.spotware.com/pdf/cTraderFixApi_v2.9.1.pdf?v2.9.1. Can someone who has a working logon kindly post his/her logon message that is working? I tried plain text socket and SSL. 

Regards,

Jan

j.tarno
16 Mar 2017, 22:46

edit: Logon with other Brokers or LPs is working fine with my sw.

#EOL
20 Mar 2017, 10:40

That's strange. This log works for me and I don't see any major difference comparing with yours.

< 8=FIX.4.4|9=115|35=A|49=pepperstone.3185673|56=CSERVER|34=1|52=20170320-08:10:50|57=QUOTE|141=Y|108=30|98=0|553=3185673|554=sqR0de|10=134|
> 8=FIX.4.4|9=96|35=A|34=1|49=CSERVER|50=QUOTE|52=20170320-08:10:50.125|56=pepperstone.3185673|98=0|108=30|141=Y|10=198|

What host and port do you use?

Spotware
20 Mar 2017, 10:56

Hi j.tarno

This is an example of a login message for a pepperstone demo account

8=FIX.4.4|9=120|35=A|49=pepperstone.3185604|56=CSERVER|57=QUOTE|50=3185604|34=1|52=20170320-08:50:58|98=0|108=30|553=3185604|554=password|10=090|

and this is the reply

8=FIX.4.4|9=101|35=A|34=1|49=CSERVER|50=QUOTE|52=20170320-08:50:58.122|56=pepperstone.3185604|57=3185604|98=0|108=30|10=212|

You can use our FIX API code sample to see how the messages are constructed. You can find it here. You can use your credentials in the example and test it.

j.tarno
20 Mar 2017, 12:23

Hello #EOL and hello Spotware,

thanks again for your prompt replies. Comparing your logon examples with mine showed that the issue had to be located somewhere else. I opened a new demo account and now it is working :-)

Great support!

Greetings,

Jan.

j.tarno
20 Mar 2017, 12:38

Where do I find the instrument identificators? In the documentation it is written they are provided by Spotware.

Spotware
20 Mar 2017, 12:42

Hi j.tarno.

Do you mean the FIX Symbol ID? Go to your cTrader, right click on a Symbol inside the Symbols tab, select information and scroll down to the Symbol Info section. There you can locate the FIX Symbol ID.

j.tarno
20 Mar 2017, 14:56

RE:

Spotware said:

Hi j.tarno.

Do you mean the FIX Symbol ID? Go to your cTrader, right click on a Symbol inside the Symbols tab, select information and scroll down to the Symbol Info section. There you can locate the FIX Symbol ID.

 

Yes, thanks!