An order in the market to buy or sell an equity at the best available offer, as opposed to a limit order that imposes a limit on the price. (See limit order)
An instruction to buy or sell a commodity or share at the current market price.
A trading order placed with a broker to immediately buy or sell a stock or option at the best available price.
An order that is to be filled as soon as possible at the best possible price.
A buy or sell order in which the broker is to execute the order at the best price currently available. also called at the market. see also stop order, buy stop order, market not held order, market if touched order.
an order to enter or exit a position at the current price
An order to buy or sell a futures or options contract at whatever price is obtainable when the order reaches the trading floor.
an order to buy or sell a quantity of securities at the current market price... more on: Market order
An investor's order to a broker to buy or sell at the current market, irrespective of price.
An immediate order to buy or sell a security at the most advantageous price available after the order reaches the trading floor.
An unpriced order submitted to an order book to deal in a specified number of shares. Unexecuted portions of a market order are added to the order book.
An order placed with a broker to execute a trade at the immediately available price.
Order to buy or sell a security to be executed at the best possible price as soon as possible.
A request to buy or sell securities at the prevailing market price. Market orders are undefined, and carry no guarantee of being filled at a certain price. A dangerous type of order when trading volatile stock, market orders may force you to pay too much when you're buying, or accept too little when you're selling.
An order to buy or sell futures contracts, stocks or other financial instrument which is to be filled at the best possible price and as soon as possible. A limit order, in contrast, may specify requirements for price or time of execution.
An order filled as soon as possible & at the best obtainable price at that time. It has the highest priority & will be filled before any other type of order. There is no guarantee at what price you will be filled, just that you will be filled. Eg, “Buy 1000 shares of Lonrho, at the market.
An order filled immediately at the best price available.
An order for immediate execution at the current market price when the order reaches the market. Currently TradeSports does not formally accept any market orders but if required, market orders may be replicated by entering an order significantly higher than the bid price ( buy orders) and significantly below the ask ( sell orders).
An order to buy or sell futures/options contracts of a specified delivery month which is to be filled at the best possible price as soon as possible.
Order for a broker to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available price.
An order by an investor to buy or sell a share regardless of price on that day.
An order given to buy or sell a particular security at the best immediately obtainable price.
An order to be filled immediately at the current market price.
Market orders execute buy or sell orders for securities at whatever price is available when the order reaches the exchange floor. Unlike a limit order, a market order gives you no control over the price at which you buy the security. But it does guarantee you will get the security if it's available.
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An order that is executed at the best price available when the market maker or specialist receives it. A buy order is executed at the lowest price available, and a sell order is executed at the highest price available. All market orders are day orders.
An order for which no limit price is specified, indicating that the buyer/seller is willing to pay/accept any price.
Purchase or sales bid entered without stating a price limit. It is to be executed to the next price determined by the system.
An order given to a broker to immediately execute the buying or selling of a contract at the best price available.
An investor's order to a broker for immediate execution of a trade at the best price available when the order reaches the marketplace. (Compare Limit order.)
an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
a buy or sell order to be executed by the broker immediately at current market prices
an immediate order and can normally only be cancelled while the market is closed
an instruction to buy or sell a specified amount of a stock (or other security) at the current market price
an order to buy and sell a specified number of shares (or bonds etc
an order to execute at the best price reasonably obtainable
a order to buy or sell immediately, at the best price at that time
A trading order that instructs the broker to buy or sell a security immediately at the best obtainable price.
When you tell your broker to buy or sell a security at the current market price, you are giving a market order. The broker initiates the trade immediately, and the transaction is usually completed within minutes. Market orders, which account for the majority of trades, differ from limit orders to buy or sell, in which a price is specified.
the market order is executed at the best possible price obtainable at the time the order reaches the trader.
A market order is the instruction to a broker to purchase or sell the specified instrument in the specified amount at the current market price.
An order to buy or sell a security at the present market price. As long as there is a market for this security, the order will be filled. This type of order takes precedence over all other orders.
An order to buy/sell at the best price available when the order reaches the market.
an order to buy or sell a specific number of shares at the best available price once the order is received in the marketplace. See stop order.
An order to buy at the lowest price going, or sell at the highest price possible. (See Limit order)
an order to buy at the current "Ask" price.
An order to buy or sell stock immediately at the best current price.
An order to buy or sell at the current bid or offer price.
An order for immediate execution at the best available price.
When you submit an order to buy/sell/ cover or short security, you are placing a market order. A market order is executed at the current market price of the security. When a trader places an order, it is executed as a market order unless the trader specifies otherwise (see: limit orders). A market order may be executed at a slightly different price than was quoted at the time the order was placed. This is due to supply and demand affecting the price between the time the order was placed and when it was executed. This is also known as "slippage."
An order to buy or sell a futures contract of a given delivery month to be filled at the best possible price and as soon as possible.
An order to buy or sell a financial instrument immediately at the best possible price.
An order from an investor to a broker to buy or sell a security at the best price available at the time of the order.
An order which instructs a broker to execute the trade at the best available price immediately and without restrictions.
An order to have a position opened or closed when the underlying market trades at the specified price. Market orders are then filled at our quote at the time
An order to sell or buy a specific amount of a Security at the best price available in the market when the order is received.
An order for immediate execution given to a broker to buy or sell at the best obtainable price.
A trading order to buy or sell a security at the current market price.
An order placed with a broker to buy or sell a security at whatever the price may be when the order is executed.
This is an order that tells the floor broker to take whatever price they can get. There is no guarantee that the price will be executed at the price that is shown on the quote monitor. This is the most common types of orders used for purchasing stocks.
An order to buy or sell a security as soon as possible at the best available price. Time is of primary importance. See "at-the-market order."
A customer order for immediate execution at the best price available when the order reaches the marketplace.
Trading: A Market Order is an order to buy or sell at the best price possible as soon as possible.
An order where no price specification is mentioned at the time of placement
A market order is an order to buy or sell a security at the prevailing market price.
An order that is to be executed immediately at the best available price.
An order given to a broker to be executed at the best price obtainable for the particular security or commodity immediately after its receipt
An order to buy or sell futures or futures options contracts as soon as possible at the best available price. Time is of primary importance.
This is an order to buy or sell a security at the current trading price. Market orders must be filled within two minutes. There is risk entailed in placing market orders as we have often seen great discrepancies in prices at which orders are executed. Often, market orders are filled on the buy side at a higher price. Thus, we rarely use market orders unless we are exiting a position with more than enough profit already built in.
Market Order is an order to buy or sell a chosen currency pair at the current market price. A Market Order will be executed at the price displayed at the moment user clicks the "Place" button, but only if the currency price remains within a price range (for example, 5 pips) set by the FXDD.
Buying or selling securities at the price given at the time the order reached the market. A market order is to be executed immediately at the best available price, and is the only order that guarantees execution.
An order to purchase or sell stock at a current price
Order to buy or sell a stated amount of a security at the most advantageous price obtainable after the order is represented in the trading crowd. You cannot specify special restrictions such as all or none (AON) or good till cancelled order (GTC) on market orders.
An order to buy or sell a security at the best available price. Most orders executed on the exchanges are market orders.
Order to buy or sell at the best price available when the order enters the market.
An instruction to buy or sell shares and other financial instruments at the current market price, with minimum delay.
A market order is an order to trade a specified amount of shares of a stock at the best available price possible. This type of order, of course, is available in the Marketocracy competition.
One of the most aggressive orders where the trader is willing to pay (for long positions) or sell (for short positions) at the first ask (long positions) or bid (short positions). Could be quite risky since the trader has no control of the price where his/her order will be filled.
Order which instructs a broker to execute an order as quickly as possible at the best price available. During market hours, this means orders for widely traded securities will usually execute at or close to the current quotation. Buy orders will execute at or close to the "ask" price and Sell orders will execute at or close to the "bid" price. If a market order is entered when the market is closed, the order will usually execute at or close to the opening price the NEXT trading day. To prevent entering an order at the market price, one of the following price conditions must be selected: Stop, Limit or Stop Limit.
An order to buy or sell securities at the current market. The order will be filled as long as there is a market for the security.
An order to buy or sell a security at the prevailing market price. A sell order will most likely be filled at the bid price and a buy order will be filled at the ask price.
An order to buy or sell which is to be filled immediately at the prevailing currency price.
A customer request to buy or sell as quickly as possible at the best price available (the prevailing price) when the order reaches the marketplace. A market order guarantees execution, but not price. For comparison, see Limit Order.
An order to buy or sell a stated amount of a security at the most advantageous price obtainable after the order is represented in the trading crowd. (See: Good 'til Canceled Order, Limit Order, Stop Order)
An order to buy or sell a futures contract at whatever price is obtainable at the time it is entered in the ring or pit. Time, not price is of primary importance. See At-The-Market.
An order to buy or sell a stock at the going price.
An order to be executed at the current market price. Buy market orders accept the current offer, and sell market orders accept the current bid.
An order which is to be immediately executed at the best available price.
means the level or price of the current prevailing market price.
Instructions to the broker to immediately sell to the best available bid or to buy from the best available offer.
An order to buy or sell at the best price currently available on the Trading Floor.
An order to buy or sell futures contracts that is to be filled at the best possible price and as soon as possible. In contrast to a Limit Order which may specify requirements for a price or time of execution. See also Limit Order.
An ordered placed to buy or sell a security immediately at the best current price.
Used in the context of general equities. Order to buy or sell a stated amount of a security at the most advantageous price obtainable after the order is represented in the trading crowd. See: limit order.
An order to buy or sell a stated amount of a security at the best possible price at the time the order is received in the marketplace.
An order that is executed as quickly as possible at the best price available.
a purchase or sale of contracts at the current market price. Since no upper or lower limits are set, it is also called an unlimited order.
An order to buy or sell immediately at the currently available price.
An order to buy or sell a futures contract at whatever price is obtainable at the time it is entered in the ring, pit, or other trading platform. See At-the-Market Limit Order.
An order submitted at any time within a trading session, executable immediately at the current market price.
An order to a broker to buy or sell a security at the best price they can get in current market conditions.