An order to buy/sell at the best price available when the order reaches the market
An order to buy or sell securities at the current market The order will be filled as long as there is a market for the security
Order which instructs a broker to execute an order as quickly as possible at the best price available During market hours, this means orders for widely traded securities will usually execute at or close to the current quotation Buy orders will execute at or close to the "ask" price and Sell orders will execute at or close to the "bid" price If a market order is entered when the market is closed, the order will usually execute at or close to the opening price the NEXT trading day To prevent entering an order at the market price, one of the following price conditions must be selected: Stop, Limit or Stop Limit
An order to buy or sell a futures contract at the prevailing price when the order enters the pit
This is an order to immediately buy or sell a security at the current trading price
(at the market) an order to buy or sell a stock at the best price obtainable at that moment in time
When an investor instructs his/her broker to buy or sell an asset at the price prevailing in the market In such a case, the investor, unlike the case of the limit order, does not put any restrictions on price
An order for immediate execution given to a broker to buy or sell at the best obtainable price
Order to buy or sell a security at the best available price; often used to ensure the fastest transaction execution but carry the risk of buying or selling at a price unknown to the client placing the order
An order to buy or sell a stated amount of a security at the most advantageous price obtainable after the order is represented in the trading crowd
An order to buy or sell a futures or options contract at whatever price is obtainable when the order reaches the trading floor
An order to buy or sell a stated amount of a security at the best possible price at the time the order is received in the marketplace
Market orders execute buy or sell orders for securities at whatever price is available when the order reaches the exchange floor Unlike a limit order, a market order gives you no control over the price at which you buy the security But it does guarantee you will get the security if it's available BACK TO TOP
An order to buy or sell a stated amount (e g , 100 shares) of a security at the best possible price at the time the order is received in the marketplace
an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price