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--- desktop:desktop_market_order [2025/07/24 12:52] – grant
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 A market order is a basic order type that instructs a brokerage to buy or sell a security at the current market price, prioritizing speed of execution over price certainty.
+====== Submitting a Market Order ======
-====== Submitting Market Order ======
+To submit a market order on the **Depth of Market (Ladder)**, set your lot size under the account tab, and
-To submit a market order on the Depth of Market (Ladder), set your lot size under the account tab, and
+{{desktop:marketorder1.png?300}}
+select the dropdown on the black SL, select Market:
-to go long: click any price above the last traded price in the bid section
+**to go long**: click any price on the bid column.
-to go short: click any price below the last traded price in the offer section
+**to go short**: click any price on the offer column.
+<WRAP center round info 100%>
+Tip: Alternatively,
+**to go long**: click any price above the last traded price in the bid column.
+**to go short**: click any price below the last traded price in the offer column.
+</WRAP>