- Alternative trading systems (ATS) are platforms for coordinating large purchase and sale transactions.
- Basket trading is a portfolio management strategy used by institutional investors to buy or sell a large number of securities at the same time.
- The offer price refers to the highest price a buyer will pay for a security.
- A buy limit order is an order to buy an asset at or below a specified maximum price level.
- A buy stop order is an order to buy a security only after the price of the security reaches the specified stop price.
- Buy to cover refers to a buy order that covers a trader’s short position.
- A buy order to open is commonly used by traders to open positions on a given option or stock.
- Day orders are limit orders to buy or sell securities that are valid only until the end of the trading day on which they were placed.
- Execution refers to the filling of an order to buy or sell on the market in accordance with the conditions placed in the order by the end client.
- A Fill or Kill (FOK) order is an order that is intended to be filled immediately at the market price or specified price, or canceled if not filled.