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Home Dictionary I Immediate Or Cancel Order (IOC) Immediate or Cancel (IOC) orders attempt to execute immediately and cancel any outstanding portion. IOC orders require only partial execution and can be designated as limit or market orders. Investors use IOC orders when markets are volatile to try to execute as much as possible at current market prices. Alternative Trading System (ATS)
September 25, 2022 Alternative trading systems (ATS) are platforms for coordinating large purchase and sale transactions. Basket Trade
September 25, 2022 Basket trading is a portfolio management strategy used by institutional investors to buy or sell a large number of securities at the same time. Bid and Ask
September 25, 2022 The offer price refers to the highest price a buyer will pay for a security. Buy Limit Order
September 25, 2022 A buy limit order is an order to buy an asset at or below a specified maximum price level. Buy Stop Order
September 25, 2022 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
September 25, 2022 Buy to cover refers to a buy order that covers a trader’s short position. Day Order
September 25, 2022 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
September 25, 2022 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. Fill Or Kill (FOK)
September 25, 2022 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. Good 'Til Canceled (GTC)
September 25, 2022 A Good ’til Canceled (GTC) order is an order that works regardless of the time frame until the order is explicitly cancelled. Good This Week (GTW)
September 25, 2022 Good Order This Week (GTW) is an order that automatically expires at the end of the current week. Hard Stop
September 25, 2022 A hard stop is a hard decision point to close a trade if certain criteria are met. Held Order
September 25, 2022 The held order is submitted to the broker for immediate execution and immediate execution, for example with a market order. Iceberg Order
September 25, 2022 Iceberg orders are large orders divided into lots or small limit orders. They are divided into visible and hidden parts, and the latter becomes visible after the execution of the first type of order. Limit Order Book
September 25, 2022 The limit order book is a record of outstanding limit orders maintained by a security specialist working on the exchange. Long Position (Long)
September 25, 2022 Going long - or going long - refers to buying an asset with the expectation that it will rise in price - bullish. Market-On-Close Order (MOC)
September 25, 2022 A Market-On-Close (MOC) order is an unlimited market order that is executed on or after the close of the stock exchange. Not-Held Order
September 25, 2022 An investor may place a non-hold order in the hope of getting a better price than what could be obtained in an immediate trade. One-Cancels-the-Other Order (OCO)
September 25, 2022 One-cancels-the-other (OCO) — type of conditional order for a pair of orders, in which the execution of one automatically cancels the other. Open Order
September 25, 2022 Open orders are those unfilled and working orders that are still in the market and awaiting execution. Order
September 25, 2022 An order is a set of instructions for a broker to buy or sell an asset on behalf of a trader. Order Imbalance
September 25, 2022 Order imbalance occurs when there is an excess of orders to buy or sell a particular security. Quotation
September 25, 2022 Quotes mean the recent selling price of any asset traded on the market. Short Covering
September 25, 2022 Short covering is closing a short position by buying back shares that were originally borrowed to sell short using buy orders to cover the orders. Stop-Limit Order
September 25, 2022 Stop-limit orders are a conditional trade that combines the functions of a stop loss and a limit order to reduce risk.