> Market order (or at any price): The market order is a type of stock market order, purchase or sale, which does not specify a transaction price. However, unlike the stock market, the execution of your order is instantaneous. From your broker, the quotations will appear for each parity. So, just click buy or sell on the parity you want, at the time you wish, to be executed. This type of order is often a desire to enter or close a trade quickly.
> Limit order: The buyer or the seller specifies a limit of price at which he is ready to buy or sell. Thus, unlike the market order, the price of the transaction is known in advance, but the buyer or the seller does not know the time at which his order will be executed. The order may in some cases never be executed if the limit is not reached. The order may in some cases never be executed if the limit is not reached. The limit order may be used in two cases:
Buy limit : You expect a rise of the price but you want to trade the parity at a lower price than the current spot price. The order will be executed when the ask reached the disered price. This strategy can be used if you expect a downward correction of the price before a take up of the bullish movement
The buy limit can also be used to close your position. This happens when you set a take profit to take your profits on a short position.
Sell limit : You expect a fall of the price but you want to trade the parity at a higher price than the current spot price. The order will be executed when the bid reached the disered price. This strategy can be used if you expect an upward correction of the price before a take up of the bearish movement
The buy limit can also be used to close your position. This happens when you set a take profit to take your profits on a long position.
> The stop order: It's working like the limit order. However, unlike the limit order, the buyer or seller wants to take a position at a higher or lower price than the current spot price. The stop order may be used in two cases:
Buy stop : You expect a rise of the price but you want to trade the parity at a higher price than the current spot price. The order will be executed when the ask reached the disered price. This strategy can be used if you expect an acceleration of the upward movement that could occur after a resistance breakout or a news announcement.
The buy stop can also be used to close your position. This happens when you set a stop loss to cut your losses on a short position.
Sell stop : You expect a fall of the price but you want to trade the parity at a lower price than the current spot price. The order will be executed when the bid reached the disered price. This strategy can be used if you expect an acceleration of the downward movement that could occur after a support breakout or a news announcement.
The sell stop can also be used to close your position. This happens when you set a stop loss to cut your losses on a long position.