Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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What is execution?

First, it’s useful to understand what execution is. In the trading world ‘execution’ refers to the process of fulfilling a buy or sell order. This can be for any financial instrument, including stocks, currencies, or commodities. When you decide to buy or sell a financial instrument with markets.com and then that order is completed, this is known as ‘execution’.

Our commitment to best execution

Best execution is the commitment and legal requirement for brokers to provide clients with the best possible result when executing client orders. This means that when you trade with markets.com we always strive to give you the best possible pricing and execution speed within at the time the order is placed.

One of the ways that we endeavour to provide robust and reliable pricing is through our sourcing mechanisms. We source our underlying prices from multiple venues that undergo regular and thorough review. By integrating the most reputable liquidity venues into our systems, we make sure that markets.com prices remain reliable and come with the fewest additional transaction costs and tightest spreads possible; calculated by a two-way bid and ask pricing mechanism.

If you would like to know more about how markets.com provides our clients with best execution on their orders, you can find more detailed and thorough information via our Order Execution Policy.

What is slippage?

Although markets.com works hard to provide best execution and low latency services to our clients, traders should also be aware of the concept of price slippage when executing trades. When we execute your orders they are executed at market price and may therefore be bought or sold at a different rate than quoted due to price movement. This price movement, referred to as slippage, can occur when the market moves quickly: resulting in either a less or more favourable price than the trader intended. Additionally, in very rare cases your order may be rejected. This can happen for a few reasons but typically it is due to a connectivity issue, an attempt to trade outside of open hours, or insufficient margin in the account.

markets.com execution statistics

94.1%

at requested/better price

5.9%

Negative slippage

0.082 seconds

average execution speed

Types of orders at markets.com

There are a few different types of orders offered at markets.com. This page will explain each of the distinct order types available with us, including basic market orders, limit orders, stop-loss orders, and more. 

By understanding the features and benefits of each, traders can optimize their trading strategies.

Market Orders

 

Market orders

A market order is a type of trading order that instructs a broker to execute a trade at the current market price; the order can be to either buy or sell the asset in question. Once the order is placed, we will immediately execute the trade at the current market price. This price may differ from the price displayed when the order was placed – as explained above, this is known as slippage. As a result, market orders offer no guarantee of execution price, but they do ensure that the trade is executed promptly. Market orders are commonly used in situations where traders are prioritizing speed and efficiency over price precision.

Partial close orders

A partial close order is a type of market order that allows traders to close only a portion of their open position at the current market price. By using a partial close order, traders can liquidate some of the funds associated with the position while leaving a remaining portion of the position open for potential further trading outcomes. This is another form of market order that is executed at the current market price and is therefore also subject to slippage.

Pending orders

A pending order is a type of trading order that is used to buy or sell a financial asset at a specific price in the future. It is not executed immediately, but instead is held by the broker until the specified price is reached. Pending orders come in several types, including limit orders, stop orders, and trailing orders. Unlike market orders, pending orders allow traders to set specific entry and exit points for their trades, enabling a wider scope of strategic choices over trade execution and when that execution occurs.

It should also be noted however, that even with pending orders, once the pending order meets its execution criteria it is still then executed as a market order. This means that a pending order, although offering some more control for traders, can still be subject to slippage and does not guarantee any specific trading outcome.

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Stop Loss Orders

Stop Loss is a type of order designed to limit losses. The order specifies a threshold price at which the trade should be closed if the market moves against the trader, thereby limiting further losses.

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Take Profit Orders

Take Profit is a type of order designed to lock in profits. The order specifies a threshold price at which the trade should be closed if the market moves in favour of the trader.

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Entry Stop Orders

A stop order allows selling below the current market price or buying above the current market price if the entry stop price is reached or breached. An entry stop order is therefore a pending order until the stop price is reached or breached.

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Entry Limit Orders

With an entry order, the client sets the maximum purchase price, or minimum sale price, at which the orders is to be executed. Once the market price reaches such an entry limit price the order will be triggered and executed at the limit price or better.

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How can I open Entry Limit/Entry Stop Orders?

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To open one of the above orders, select your direction (Buy or Sell) and from the New Order window, follow up by clicking on the ‘Advanced’ option.

If you have selected Buy, you will be allowed to place a Buy Limit or Buy Stop Order. If you have selected Sell, you will be allowed to place a Sell Limit or Sell Stop Order.

What spreads do markets.com offer?

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The Spread on our platform is Floating. This means that the Spread we have can vary throughout the day depending on various market factors such as liquidity or volatility. Floating spread means that when liquidity is high and volatility is low, it can adjust accordingly and tighten. 

Which types of Instruments do you offer?

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markets.com offers a vast variety of instruments, including shares, currencies, indices, bonds CFDs and commodities.

Do you offer trading notification services?

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Yes, we offer a variety of Trading Notification Services to keep you updated on important events happening in the market. These include push notifications, SMS messages, emails and pop-ups in our trading platform. You can enable these alerts from the top right menu on the markets.com platform. Just click ‘Settings’ and then ‘Notifications’.  

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