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European Limit Orders
Currently, we don’t support Advanced Orders, including Limit Orders, for European stocks. ​… We do plan to introduce Limit Orders for European stocks in the future - though we don’t have a confirmed
What are limit orders?
A limit order is a type of order where you can set up a trigger to automatically buy or sell an investment… For example, you would place a buy limit at a price lower than the current market value so that if the… Important: When entering a cash amount for a buy limit, this will also cover stamp duty
How many active Limit Orders can I have?
The maximum amount of limit orders you can have active is 50 per US stock and 30 per UK stock… You can also check your active limit orders from your “Portfolio” Screen and cancel any that you no longer… To find out more about limit order limits please click here
How long can Limit orders remain active?
An active limit order will have 90 calendar days to execute once placed… You can check the expiry date of your limit order in-app… Just head to your Portfolio, scroll down to your 'Active Orders' and select the order to view this
Why hasn’t my UK Limit order executed?
However, much like an instant order, limit orders can sometimes not execute for various reasons (such… If your Limit Order hasn’t executed as expected, this could be for a number of reasons… When you place a limit order, the order will attempt to execute once the set value is met
Why is my UK Limit order queued?
When you place a UK Limit order or stop loss, these are activated with our partner provider… Orders will default to a 'queued' state if placed during the following periods: Weekends
How do I place a Limit Order?
Check out our demo of how to place a limit order below!… To Place a Limit Order: Find the stock you’d like to place an order for on the Discover… Review the order notes, tap ‘Confirm Buy/Sell’, and your Limit order is then placed!
What are Triggered limit and stop-loss orders?
Triggered limit and stop-loss orders are available for US securities… Triggered orders are available for fractional shares… Orders will be executed at the best available price at the time
How can I place a UK Limit order?
Check out our demo of how to place a limit order below! 👇
Reserving cash and stock for active Limit & stop-loss orders
To release reserved cash to use for other orders, you will need to cancel any active limit buy orders… UK and US sell orders After creating a limit order, we’ll reserve the specific amount of shares that… Similarly, if you have any active limit or stop-loss orders and you want to sell immediately, you will