Order Types Cheat Sheet

A one-page guide to the main order types, what each one does, and the trade-off between getting filled and controlling price.

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Market	Fills right away at the best available price. Price isn't guaranteed.
Limit	Fills only at your price or better. A fill isn't guaranteed.
Stop	Becomes a market order once a trigger price trades.
Stop-limit	Becomes a limit order once a trigger price trades, so it may not fill in a fast move.
GTC vs Day	Day orders expire at the close. Good-til-canceled orders stay open until filled or canceled, within broker limits.

One printable page (letter and A4)
Plain-English, beginner-first

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