Market Order
An order to buy or sell immediately at the best available price — it prioritizes speed of execution over price certainty.
A market order fills right away at whatever price the market offers, walking up or down the order book until it's complete. It guarantees you get in or out, but not at what price — in fast or thin markets the fill can be worse than the last quote (slippage). It's the right tool when getting filled matters more than a few cents.
In liquid, tight-spread stocks a market order fills essentially at the quote; in illiquid or fast-moving names it can fill far away, which is why many traders prefer limit orders there.
On StockSetups
StockSetups ships an entry, stop and target on every setup; you place those at your own broker — a market order to take a breakout immediately, or a limit order to be precise about price.
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