The EXANTE trading platform offers an opportunity to set up a FIX connection. LIVE FIX is available for clients with an account value of 50,000 EUR (and equivalent) or higher. Using a FIX connection is free.
The Demo FIX API connection can be used after the clients pass the KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure and their accounts are verified.
EXANTE's API is a slightly adapted version of the FIX protocol, ver. 4.4. Please look through the documentation before implementing the API.
Where can I find the integration guide and certificate for the FIX API connection?
You can find the integration guide, and certificate required to set up the connection in the Client's Area → Trading → Downloads → FIX API.
The specification for the FIX API connection can be found here: https://api.exante.eu/fix-api/specification/.
You can also connect to our FIX bridge from your Bloomberg terminal to use our infrastructure for trading in a single-window mode.
You can establish connections through our hubs in London, Frankfurt, Chicago, or New York.
The setup takes up to one business day.
What are the limitations of the Demo and Live FIX API connection?
Limitations for FIX API per minute, for both Live and Demo, are the following:
order-requests = { interval = 10s, limit = 25 }
order-rejects = { interval = 10s, limit = 50 }
modification-rejects = { interval = 10s, limit = 50 }
summary-requests = { interval = 10s, limit = 11 }
summary-rejects = { interval = 10s, limit = 2 }
Subscription Limitations:
DEMO - 500 symbols
LIVE - 10 000 symbols by default unless an individual setup has been enabled.
How to obtain the credentials for Demo or Live FIX API connection?
To receive the Demo or Live FIX API credentials, please request their creation from your Personal Account Manager.
The contact details of your Account manager can be found in your Client’s area → Settings → Profile → Personal Info → Personal Manager.
However, it is important to remember that EXANTE does not provide any assistance with the prior setup required to enable FIX convection on your computer and is not responsible for the quality of any third-party services.
What is included in the FIX API credentials?
After you request the FIX API credentials for Live or Demo, you will receive the FIX TRADE credentials that need to be used for the trading activity through FIX API, and FIX FEED credentials, which need to be used for obtaining information about the market data on instruments and the exchanges of your choice.
The credentials appear as follow:
Demo | Live |
FIX TRADE address:port: fixuat2.exante.eu:8101 sendercompid: ABC1234_TRADE_UAT targetcompid: EXANTE_TRADE_UAT password: some_very_secure_password | FIX TRADE address:port: fixprod(ln|ld4|eu|dsp|ny|usa).exante.eu:27001 sendercompid: ABC1234_TRADE targetcompid: EXANTE_TRADE password: some_very_secure_password |
FIX FEED address:port: fixuat2.exante.eu:8100 sendercompid: ABC1234_FEED_UAT targetcompid: EXANTE_FEED_UAT password: some_very_secure_password | FIX FEED address:port: fixprod(ln|ld4|eu|dsp|ny|usa).exante.eu:27000 sendercompid: ABC1234_FEED targetcompid: EXANTE_FEED password: some_very_secure_password |
If everything has been set up properly, you will receive a successful login message that looks like this:
>8=FIX.4.4|9=92|35=A|34=1|49=EXANTE_FEED_UAT|52=20240217-16:39:37.317|56=ABC1234_FEED_UAT|98=0|108=30|141=Y|10=027|
I encountered issues while using FIX API. What can I do?
Make sure you follow our FIX API specifications and integration guide.
If you followed all the integration guidelines and followed the specifications, please make a request to the Client Services agent with the following information needed for the investigation:
Environment: Demo or Live
Logs: Share the FIX API logs detailing API requests, including the exact time and content of each request.
Server Response: Provide the server's response to each API request, including any error codes or messages.
Endpoint Information: Specify the exact endpoint(s) to which the API connection is being made.
Note: Before escalating the issue, please double-check that you've removed the information from tag 554, as it contains your FIX API password.