What is Market Order?
Updated October 18, 2026
A market order buys or sells right away at the best price available now.
Click buy or sell and you're in at the current price. That's a market order.
It's fast but you can get slippage in fast markets.
Most beginners start with market orders because they're simple.
Example
You click buy on EURUSD and get filled instantly at 1.0852.
Questions people ask
Does a market order always fill?
In normal conditions yes, but maybe at a slightly different price.
When should I avoid market orders?
Right at big news, when slippage can be large.
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