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Sell limit order
Conditional trading order that indicates that a, security may be sold at the designated price or
higher. Related: buy limit order.
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A SELL limit order can be placed up to a maximum of 20 ticks or 5% (whichever is smaller) below the last traded price.

The most important sell limit order is the one with the lowest price and it is known simply as "the ask".

sell limit order A mandate to a broker to sell a specified quantity of a security at or above a specified price (called the limit price). sell order Specific instructions made by an individual to a broker, bank, market maker,...

Sell limit order Conditional trading order that instructs an agent to sell a security at the designated price or higher.

A buy limit order can only be executed at the limit price or lower, a sell limit order at the limit price or higher. The disadvantage is that it may never be executed as market prices may rapidly exceed the limit before it can be filled.

A buy order that is accompanied (or "bracketed") by a sell limit order above the buy order's price and a sell stop order below the buy order's price.

Conversely, a sell limit order will not be executed below the limit price.

Related: short hedge.
Sell limit order
Conditional trading order that indicates that a security may be sold at the designated price or higher. Related: Buy limit order.
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Buy limit orders are entered below the current market price, and sell limit orders are entered above the current market price. If the limit price is "hit" then the trade is executed.

A customer, for example, places a buy order at the market and a sell limit order in which the buy cannot be executed unless the sell limit is executed.

Sell limit orders state the minimum price at which to sell. limited partnership A business organization with one or more general partners and one or more limited partners.

Also called inactive bond crowd or book crowd. Buy and sell limit orders for these bonds are kept in steel racks, called cabinets, at the side of the bond trading floor; hence the name cabinet crowd.

A conditional trading order that indicates a security may be purchased only at the designated price or lower. Related: Sell limit order.
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Buy Limit Order definition :
A conditional trading order that indicates a security may be purchased only at the designated price or lower. Related: Sell limit order.
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A limit order can help the trader avoid buying or selling a stock at a higher or lower price than they wanted to. A buy limit order can only be executed at the limit order price or lower. A sell limit order can only be executed at the limit order ...

Buy limit order
A conditional trading order that indicates a security may be purchased only at the designated price or lower. Related: Sell limit order.

Depending on the direction of the position, limit orders are sometimes referred to more specifically as a buy limit order, or a sell limit order.
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Related: Sell limit order. Buy minus order In the context of general equities, rare market or limit order to buy a stated amount of a stock, ...

Related: Sell limit order. Buy on close To buy at the end of the trading session at a price within the closing range.

See also: Limit Order, Buy limit order, Market Order, Stop order, Long position

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