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Old 11-28-07, 12:19 PM
NuTdr NuTdr is offline
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Originally Posted by yardbird View Post
If you set a Limit Order to Sell and the Market Price is higher than the Limit Order, will the stock sell at the Limit Order price or the market price?

For example, if a limit order is set at $20.00 and the market price is $22.00, will the stock sell at $20 or $22?
The stock will only sell at $20 IF the order gets filled. If it doesn't hit $20 then the stock will just not be sold.
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