The price specified in a limit order.
This is a price instruction on a buy or sell order. With a sell limit order, the customer is instructing that the sale be made at or above the specified price. With a buy limit order, the customer is instructing the purchase be made at or below the specified price.
When you ask a broker to buy or sell shares you can set a limit price. This will represent a maximum price you want to pay, if you are buying, or the minimum you would like to receive, if you are selling. It's best to check with your broker how they handle limit prices. For example, some will cancel your trade after a certain time if they can't do better than your limit price.
The price a customer is willing to pay/receive, stated on each order, that must be matched or bettered by an opposite order to create a trade. For example, an order to buy at a limit price of 37 must be matched by (a) sell order(s) for the same contract with a limit price of 37 or lower.
The maximum price you would be willing to pay (buy or cover) or the minimum price you would be willing to receive (sell or short).
The specified price as part of a limit order.
A limit price is the investor's specified price at which to buy or sell a stock. A buy can occur at this limit price or lower and a sell can occur at this limit price or higher. Limit trades are available in the Marketocracy competition.
Limitation of the scale of a price fluctuation.
The price specified when a limit order is placed with a broker, defining the maximum purchase price or minimum selling price at which the order can be executed.
The maximum or minimum price at which ou are wiling to buy or sell specified shares.
The maximum amount the contract price can change, up or down, during one trading session, as stipulated by Exchange rules.
The price at which a Limit order will execute or better. In the case of a buy or cover, it is most advantageous to get the Limit price or lower, so that's when the Limit price executes. For sells and shorts, the Limit order will execute at the Limit price or higher.
When you ask a broker to buy or sell shares you can set a limit price - this is the maximum price you want to pay, if you are buying, or the minimum you would like to receive, if you are selling. Can get cancelled if not be satisfied within a set time.
See: Maximum price fluctuation
The price specified when placing a limit order.
The price that is set in a limit order. The price stipulates to the broker to execute the order only at the limit price or better. See: Limit Order
A Limit Price is the price set by a monopolist to discourage economic entry into a market, and is illegal in many countries. The limit price is lower than the revenue-maximizing price in the short term, and may be below their average cost of production. This is usually done in response to new competitors.
