Order Types

Order Types

The term “order” refers to how you will enter or exit a trade.

Here we discuss the different types of orders that can be placed into the foreign exchange market .

Basic Order Types :
Market order :

A market order is an order to buy or sell at the current market price.

For example, EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.2140. If you wanted to buy at this exact price, you would click buy and your trading platform would instantly execute a buy order at that exact price. If you ever shop on Amazon.com, it’s (kinda) like using their

1-Click ordering .
Limit order :A limit order is an order placed to buy or sell at a certain price.

The order essentially contains two variables, price and duration.

For example, EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.2050.

You want to go long if the price reaches 1.2070.

You can either sit in front of your monitor and wait for it to hit 1.2070 (at which point you would click a buy market order), or you can set a buy limit order at 1.2070 (then you could walk away from your computer to attend your ballroom dancing class).

Stop-loss order :A stop-loss order is a limit order linked to an open trade for the purpose of preventing additional losses if price goes against you.

A stop-loss order remains in effect until the position is liquidated or you cancel the stop-loss order.

For example, you went long (buy) EUR/USD at 1.2230. To limit your maximum loss, you set a stop-loss order at 1.2200 .

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