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Order Types

Buy Limit

A pending order to buy below the current market price.

Full Definition

A buy limit order is placed below the current price, executing when the price drops to your specified level. Traders use buy limits to enter long positions at better prices, often at support levels. The expectation is that the price will fall to the limit, trigger the buy, then reverse and rise. The order may not fill if the price never drops to the limit.

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