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toli
10-30-2007, 11:43 PM
I'd like to connect to FXCM FIX engine directly, instead of using Java API.
I am using the open-source trading platform from Marketcetera (http://www.marketcetera.org) which deals with FIX connectivity itself so that I can plug my trading logic directly into Marketcetera.

What's the process for connecting to the FIX engine? How can i create an account, get the senderCompID/targetCompID, account, etc? What is the IP address/port for the FIX server? Which version of FIX is it speaking? FIX.4.4? FIX.4.2?

I looked through the Java API and it takes the server connection info as arguments, but where can I find that?

thanks

FXCM Help
10-31-2007, 07:32 PM
The FIX specs are actually contained within a Word document inside the Java-API download.

Please find FXCM-FIX-BSI.doc within the fxcm-api folder.

If you are solely going to use FIX, you solely use this document. In order to connect with our FIX Engine, we would need to set up connection information for you on our side. This is requested through your FXCM representative.