Stock Order Types and Their Uses

In this section

• Market Orders in Stock Trading
  Understand when market orders help, when they create execution risk, and why liquidity matters.
• Limit Orders and Price Control
  Use limit orders to set acceptable prices while understanding the tradeoff between price control and execution certainty.
• Stop Orders and Stop-Limit Orders
  Learn how stop and stop-limit orders trigger, what risks they manage, and where gaps and execution limits create surprises.
• Trailing Stops and Dynamic Exit Rules
  Understand how trailing stops adjust with price and why they help only when matched to liquidity and volatility.