Market order: related pages
Limit order
An order to purchase securities within a price limit.
Agency cross
A trade that a broker matches directly between two of its clients, bypassing the market.
Call auction
Trading securities in batches: orders are collected, a price fixed that maximises the volume traded, and whatever orders can trade at that price execute.
Matched bargain
Trading systems in which investors’ offers to buy and sell securities are directly matched with each other rather than through market makers.
Quote driven trading system
A trading system that operates by matching orders against market maker's quotes rather than against other orders.
Stop loss
A trade that is made in order to limit the loss caused by an adverse price movement.
Fast market
A combination of heavy trading and volatile prices in a security or market.
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