A stop loss order is a trading tool that automatically sells a security if its price falls to a set level, helping investors limit losses without constantly monitoring the market. While it can protect ...

A limit order is an order to buy or sell a security at a certain price or better. When placing a limit order, investors specify a maximum price they are willing to buy for or a minimum price they are ...

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Maker-taker fees refer to the practice of securities exchanges offering market makers rebates and charging market takers fees for executing trades. Market makers are firms that are always ready to buy ...

Last month, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s filing to introduce the first exchange Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered order type, a watershed moment for how AI is leveraged in the markets. This new order ...

Recent public criticism over the swelling number of exchange order types can be partly addressed by changing a key part of Regulation NMS, argues a top brokerage compliance official. Specifically, ...