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Order Types

Sell Limit

A pending order to sell above the current market price.

Full Definition

A sell limit order is placed above the current price, executing when the price rises to your specified level. Traders use sell limits to enter short positions at better prices, often at resistance levels. The expectation is that the price will rise to the limit, trigger the sell, then reverse and fall. The order may not fill if the price never reaches the limit.

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