Order Type

Order types:

  • Market: An order that executes immediately at the current market price

  • Limit: An order that executes at the selected limit price

  • Stop Market: A market order that is activated when the price reaches the selected stop price. Stop orders are generally used to help limit losses and lock in profits

  • Stop Limit: A limit order that is activated when the price reaches the selected stop price

Order options:

  • Reduce Only: An order type that decreases an existing position without initiating a new one in the opposite direction.

  • Good Till Cancel (GTC): An order that remains active on the order book until it is either executed or manually canceled by the trader.

  • Immediate or Cancel (IOC): An order that attempts immediate execution of all or part of the order, with any unfilled portion automatically canceled.

  • Take Profit (TP): An order that is automatically executed when the market price reaches the predetermined Take Profit level, closing the position to lock in gains.

  • Stop Loss (SL): An order that activates immediately when the market price hits the preset Stop Loss level, liquidating the position to limit potential losses.

  • Traders often use TP and SL orders to set targets and protect profits or minimize losses on positions. TP and SL are automatically market orders. You can set a limit price and configure the amount of the position to have a TP or SL.

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