Limit Order / Limit Buy / Limit Sell

By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020

Orders placed by traders to buy or sell a cryptocurrency when a certain price is reached. This is in contrast with market orders at which a cryptocurrency is sold at the current best available price.

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