market order

American  

noun

Stock Exchange.

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

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market order British  

noun

1. 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

The bidder’s actions “severely impacted market order, hurt medium and small investors’ confidence in the market, and undermined fairness, justice and openness of the market,” the regulator said, according to the filing.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2017

"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