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market order

American

noun

Stock Exchange.

an order to buy or sell a specified amount of a security at the best price available.

market order British

noun

an instruction to a broker to sell or buy at the best price currently obtainable on the market

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Etymology

Origin of market order

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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The bourse said separately in a statement on Monday morning ahead of this Reuters article that it was closely monitoring trading to ensure normal market order.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

"Once the stop is triggered, it becomes a market order," he says.

From US News • Oct. 11, 2016

“In the future, the focus on market order will continue to be constantly enhanced,” it said.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2014

A "market order" means the trade will be executed at whatever price the market gives you.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2010

"But don't let me keep you and Babs up; it won't take me long to arrange to-morrow's market order for Grimes."

From The Red Seal by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner

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