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Stop Market
Stop orders are submitted on the opposite side of the market than normal Limit orders. A buy stop order is submitted at a price higher than the current best bid but does not fill until that price trades. A sell stop order is submitted at a price lower than the current best offer price.
Note that if the market is moving rapidly, you may get filled at a worse price than the one you entered. If you want to prevent this by setting a limit price for the stop, you can do so with the Order Ticket.
Stops are useful as loss limits, allowing you to automatically close out a position if the market moves against you.
Submitting a Stop Market Order
- Set a volume greater than zero by tapping the volume box to bring up the number picker.
- Set the Stop Market order toggle:
- Tap the order toolbar.
- Then tap on the S.
- The S will change from black to orange, indicating the next order submitted will be a stop market order.
Placing Stop Orders
Buy Stop
- Tap in the Bid column above the current market.
- Once submitted, you can long-press and hold the order in the MYB column, then drag and drop to revise the order.
Sell Stop
- Tap in the Offer column below the current market.
- Once submitted, you can long-press and hold the order in the MYO column, then drag and drop to revise the order.