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Topic: order-types

The market centre at the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Wednesday, 7/22, 04:12 AM

Market orders, limit orders and stop orders, explained

The button you press to buy a stock is a decision, not a formality.
A market order chases speed and lets the price float; a limit order fixes your price but may never fill; a stop order sits dormant until a trigger.
Choosing the wrong one is how investors get filled at prices they never expected.

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