Trade Execution and Order Management
A good trade idea still has to reach the market as an order. These guides explain what each order does, how it can fail and what to check after a fill.
Start with order types if you are choosing an order, or go straight to linked orders if you already manage a target and a stop.
Guides in this topic
- Choose the right order type
Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, Stop and Stop-Limit
Market, limit, stop, stop-limit and trailing stop orders for US stocks, what each one gives up, and who actually holds your stop.
- Link a target and a stop
OCO and Bracket Orders: Link a Target and a Stop
OCO, OTO and bracket orders, partial fills at Fidelity, Alpaca and Interactive Brokers, and why both sides can still fill.