Advanced Order Types

Price Triggered Orders benefit investors by allowing them to trade without having to constantly monitor market movements.

PTOs can be used to:
a) Minimize a loss or protect a profit on an existing long position.

Generally used as a protection against runaway prices. For instance, in a falling market, an investor who is long on a stock may want to enter a PTO which will likely limit the losses faced.

Example:
An investor bought 100 shares at $13 and wishes to limit his loss by placing a Market order to Sell his shares when the price ≤ $10.

b) Initiate a new long position.
PTOs are useful for breakout trades where an investor wants his order executed only if the market trades past a particular price (i.e. resistance).

Example:
The price of a share is $30 and the investor is planning to place a GTD limit order to buy at $31 if the last done price ≥ $31.

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