Back To Top Trade Confirmations and Delays When the market is experiencing heavy volume, you may not receive trade confirmations immediately. If you have placed an order and did not receive a confirmation, don't assume it didn't go through. Some investors have mistakenly believed that their orders have not been executed and then placed another identical order. Please do not enter multiple orders for the same transaction, as you will be held responsible for ALL orders. Back To Top Consider Using Different Types of Orders To trade wisely in a volatile market it is helpful to be well educated on the types of trade orders that are available to you.
Stock prices can be extremely volatile, especially technology stocks.
Bu understanding the various trades orders available, you can limit your risk of exposure to market volatility. For example, you can make use of limit orders to prevent unexpected price execution. The order types described below represent some but not all, of the types or orders an individual investor can enter. Market Orders are placed without a specified price, and are executed as soon as possible at the best available price when they reach the market. Limit Orders specify a price, beyond which the order will not be filled.