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Market Order


Market Order   An order to buy or sell securities at the price given at the time the order reaches the market.
 


Additional comments:

This can be different from the price on the broker's screen, depending on how fast the market is moving.

A market order is to be executed immediately at the best available price, and is the only order that guarantees execution.

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