Order Types

Immediate-or-Cancel Order

Definition

What is Immediate-or-Cancel Order?

An order requiring immediate execution of all available quantity, with any remainder cancelled.

Example in practice

How This Looks in Practice

Only 3,000 of 5,000 shares fill immediately and the rest is cancelled.

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