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Trading Basics

Market Order

A market order buys or sells immediately at the best available price.

It is the fastest way to trade and guarantees execution, not price. In a thin market the fill can be well away from the last price (see slippage), and market orders usually pay the higher taker fee.

A limit order is the alternative when the price matters more than speed.

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