FIX Antenna is a high-performance Financial Information Exchange (FIX) engine developed by B2BITS.[1]. It facilitates low-latency communication in electronic trading environments and supports all versions of the FIX protocol.

History

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  • 2000: Initial release as an open-source Java FIX engine supporting FIX protocol version 4.0.
  • 2001: Commercialization begins with added support for FIX 4.1.
  • 2002–2003: Introduction of the C++ FIX library v1.1 and the FIXopaedia [2] dictionary, extending compatibility to FIX 4.4.
  • 2006: Incorporation of FIX Adapted for Streaming (FAST) to optimize market data dissemination.
  • 2007: Development of a .NET wrapper around the C++ version for better integration with .NET applications.
  • 2008: Complete rewrite of FIX Antenna Java, resulting in version 2.0, to enhance throughput and reduce latency.
  • 2010: Release of the FIX Integrated Control Center (FIXICC) [3] for monitoring FIX and FAST sessions.
  • 2011: Support was added for FIX 5.0 SP2 and the release of the FIX Antenna QF Adaptor to improve latency for QuickFIX users.
  • 2016: Provided open-source Java-based CME MDP 3.0 Handler and FIX 5.0 SP2 support.
  • 2017: Introduced FIX Antenna HFT v1.0, a library providing ultra-low-latency FIX message routing.
  • 2020: Started support for SBE and introduced FIX Antenna .NET Core [4], the library addressing high-performance demands for the .NET Core ecosystem.
  • 2021: Introduced Python API wrapper for FIX Antenna C++.
  • 2022: Introduced support for QuickFIX dictionaries.
  • 2023–2024: The latest releases of FIX Antenna introduced several performance optimizations and new features.

Licensing

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While primarily offered under a commercial license with various usage-based models, the .NET Core version [4] [5] is available under an open-source license. Support services are provided for both licensing options.

References

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  1. ^ B2BITS - global provider of trading solutions for financial institutions and capital markets.B2BITS EPAM Systems
  2. ^ FIXopaedia - the fastest, most comprehensive, and feature-rich FIX reference source. B2BITS' FIXopaedia is built on top of our complete set of FIX Dictionaries and allows examining the elements required for session and application level messages across all versions of the FIX Protocol (FIX 4.0 - 5.0, 5.0 SP1, 5.0 SP2). FIXopaedia Official Website
  3. ^ FIXICC - an application providing out-of-the-box monitoring and administration capabilities for FIX Edge and any applications embedding FIX Antenna C++, FIX Antenna Java, FIX Antenna .NET. FIXICC is a Java-based standalone application that runs on any platform. FIXICC Official Website
  4. ^ a b FIX Antenna™ .NET Core is a high-performance low latency .NET FIX Engine that is available as an open-source project on GitHub. FIX Antenna .NET Core GitHub repository
  5. ^ FIX Antenna .NET Core allows developers to work with the latest well-supported Microsoft framework and help strategically position client’s applications for the future. The FIX Antenna .NET Core API follows robust, tested-by-time FIX Antenna Java API.FIX Antenna .NET Core