Trading

Market Order

A market order is executed immediately at the current market price. It guarantees execution but not price.

Example

Place a market order to buy 100 shares of Reliance at current price.

Related terms

A limit order specifies the maximum price to buy or minimum price to sell. It only executes at the specified price or better.

A stop loss is an order placed to sell a security when it reaches a certain price, limiting potential losses on a position.

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