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Once my stock starts selling, am I the only one to sell at that price or higher until my order is filled?
Today I had an order where I sold 4150 shares. It took about 2 minutes to sell all the shares. I could see the stock at my price limit and down 1 or 2 cents and back... it went up and down that way a ...
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How to simulate a stop-limit order, stop-loss, and take-profit in backtesting?
No, your assumptions about the stop-limit order are not correct.
A "Stop Limit" order is basically a stop-loss order with a safety limit. It means: after reaching the stop price, you place a ...
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Does a limit buy marker order ABOVE a price threshold exist?
Your trigger would be a "buy stop" order. You buy as soon as the price reaches your limit.
Note that you do not necessarily buy exactly at your limit price, your order is executed at any ...
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What happens if I place a stop limit sell order with a $1 limit?
In a highly volatile market you can move past your stop order into a V-shaped drop in seconds, get your stop-loss order executed at that $1, and then the market would recover on your back.
If another ...
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When to use a "Take Profit Limit" order vs a "Limit Order" to take profit on an open position?
You might do better with a sell limit order, but that is unlikely with electronic order execution.
A take-profit order is a limit order that specifies the exact price at which to close an open ...
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