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Making FIX Support Manageable

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What is FIX?

• Overview of FIX protocol– www.fixprotocol.org

• Why is a Fix Data Log maintained?– How a typical trading system works?– Role of Fix logs in these systems– Support personnel need to view FIX messages during troubleshooting– The Fix logs reside on local machine or on Remote Servers which are accessible to users

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Existing system• Users typically use a console based system to view FIX

messages

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Product Objectives

• Allow display of FIX messages in tabular format in an easy to read format

• Allow viewing of messages from multiple sources simultaneously in multiple windows with custom view in each window.

• Allow dynamic display of New messages received at a remote machine

• Allow ability of Excel type Auto filter thus minimizing data set for further analysis.

• Allow users to define complex color configuration as per user-defined criteria on data values. 

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Product Objectives

• Allow ability to drag and drop FIX messages to application• Allow sorting of rows based on columns.• Allow Column-Width to be configured and saved.• Allow automatic highlighting of invalid FIX tags received.• Allow use as a simulator to generate and transmit FIX

messages to different engines• Allow users to have column and row configuration so users

would not get overwhelmed with data.

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User Classes

• Trade Support Personnel• Use FixViewer for easy troubleshooting of FIX messages

• Brokers• Use FixViewer for monitoring specific orders

• Stand Alone System• Organizations would use FixViewer as a simulator and a

router

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A user friendly interface• Simultaneously view FIX messages from multiple source(s).

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Custom Column Display• Column filter allows complete user control over display of columns

Before

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Custom Column Display• On choosing Column Filter option

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Custom Column Display• After applying column filter

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Message Filter• Allow filtering of rows similar to Excel Auto filter

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Message Filter• A powerful Filter to view specific messages

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Message Filter• After filtering

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Color Configuration• Rule based color settings allow complex color configuration for

rows and columns

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Color Configuration• Result of applying the color configuration

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Color Configuration• Result of applying a color configuration on column

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Allow Drag and Drop• Allow drag and drop of Fix messages • Display dragged message in tabular format

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Allow Drag and Drop• Pasted message displayed in tabular format and

sorted by column

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Allow Sorting of Messages• Allow sorting of messages with a single click

Prior to sorting.

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Allow Sorting of Messages• Sorted messages

After sorting on Symbol cloumn.

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Read Remote files• Allow reading of Fix log files from remote machines and display them at client side.• Allow continuous tracking of file being updated at remote site and display the records

dynamically at client side.

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Read Remote files• Allow complete control of administrators over files that can be

read remotely by users.

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Read Remote files• An example of remote file read from a Remote machine.

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Thank you

DbCom Consulting Inc.44, Wall Street,12th FloorNew York, NY 10005Phone : 732 – 404 – 0100 212 – 292 – 7197Fax : 723 283 3379Email : http://www.dbcominc.com