Timeline for How is it possible to go short using both sell stop-loss and stop-limit?
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| Mar 21, 2016 at 10:06 | vote | accept | Calum | ||
| Mar 18, 2016 at 13:46 | answer | added | user32479 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 13:41 | comment | added | user32479 | Am I missing something - It seems like your stop-limit will hit its stop instantly. The stop on a sell order triggers when you go below the price on the stop, and with a $10/share current price and an $11/share stop, you're under. | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 11:17 | answer | added | MD-Tech | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 11:12 | comment | added | MD-Tech | will make this an answer | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 9:36 | comment | added | Calum | Does anyone know any UK or European brokers that offer one-cancels-the-other orders (OCOs)? | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 9:29 | comment | added | Calum | Thank you for the clarity. Don'y think my broker supports OCO which is a pain. | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 8:46 | comment | added | MD-Tech | think about what happens if volatility took the stock below $8 and then immediately over $12; both your sell orders would hit and you would be short 20 shares. If volatility on the stock is high enough (think standard deviation) this could easily occur. An OCO order would solve this problem, and I use them quite frequently to do so. | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 8:07 | history | edited | Calum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 18, 2016 at 0:14 | comment | added | user32479 | An example might help. Say you buy at $10/sh, set the stop-loss at $8/sh. What are you doing with the stop-limit? | |
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| Mar 17, 2016 at 23:46 | history | asked | Calum | CC BY-SA 3.0 |