order
Definition 1
A request from a client to a broker to buy (buy order) or sell (sell order) a specified amount of a particular security or commodity at a specific price or at the market price.
Definition 2
More generally, a request to purchase products or services.
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Related Terms
market order, market not held order, market if touched order, market on close order, limit order, no limit order, limit-on-close order, stop order, do not reduce, alternative order, buy stop order, stop-limit order, contingent order, day order, discretionary order, firm order, front-ending an order, off-floor order, on-floor order, scale order, split order, significant order, credit order, money order, standing order, contingency order
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