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Trading Orders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sell limit @ 45 Placed above/below current market price? Triggered at? Executed at? | Sell limit order Above Current market price Triggered & executed at 45 or higher |
| Buy limit @ 45 Placed above/below current market price? Triggered at? Executed at? | Buy limit order Below current market price Triggered/executed at 45 or lower |
| Market orders guarantee a _____but not a ______ | Fill; price |
| Buy stop @ 41 Placed above/below current market price? Triggered at? Executed at? | Buy stop order = IS NOT A TRADE Above current market price Triggered @ 41 or higher Executed @ next available price |
| Sell stop @ 49 Placed above/below current market price? Triggered at? Executed at? | Sell stop/stop loss order = IS NOT A TRADE Below current market price Triggered @ 49 or lower Executed @ next available price |
| Buy stop (limit) @ 50 (limit 50) Placed above/below current market price? Triggered at? Executed at? | Buy Stop limit order Above current market price Triggered at 50 or higher Executed at 50 or lower (or not at all) |
| Sell stop (limit) @ 30 (limit 30) Placed above/below current market price? Triggered at? Executed at? | Sell stop limit order Placed below current market price Triggered at 30 Executed at 30 or higher (or not at all) |
| SLoBS | Sell limits and buy stops are placed ABOVE current market price |
| BLeSS | Buy limits and sell stops are placed BELOW current market price |
| Day order | Good for today only |
| GTC (Good Til Cancel) order | Valid until cancelled last business day of April or October |
| At-The-Open (Market at Open) orders | |
| Market-on-Close order | Executed at or near as possible to closing market price |
| Not Held (NH) orders | Floor broker/dealer not held to specific time or price. Cannot be placed with DMM (specialist) |
| Fill-or-Kill orders | Fill entire order immediately at limit price or better. No partial |
| Immediate-or-Cancel order | Fill order immediately at limit price, partial ok. Portion not executed is cancelled. |
| All-or-None (AON) order | Executed in entirety or not at all. Can be day or GTC order-not immediate |
| Alternative orders (OCO) | 2 orders placed, first one to execute cancels the other |
| Sell limit - client wants to buy or sell? At that price or higher or lower? | Client wants to sell @ that price or HIGHER |
| Buy stop - client wants to buy or sell? At that price or higher or lower? | Client wants to buy @ that price or HIGHER (trigger only) |
| Sell stop - client wants to buy or sell? At that price or higher or lower? | Client wants to sell @ that price or LOWER (trigger only) |
| Buy limit - client wants to buy or sell? At that price or higher or lower? | Wants to buy. At that price or lower |