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DeFi/day-trading/limit-orders.md

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-## Limit orders
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-<br>
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-* Limit orders ensure a user is getting the price they want when buying or selling an asset, without worrying about slipage.
-* When a limit order is placed, the price at which the order is placed is known as the limit order.
-* The limit price is the worst price the trader is willing to execute the trade at, the order will only be filled at this price or better.
-* Limit orders can serve as an effective method od captureing the volatility of an asset.
-* Orders can be set at prices significantly higher or lower than the current price, while being monitored and adjusted.

DeFi/day-trading/orders-types.md

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+# Order types
+
+
+#### tl;dr
+
+* You can "take " or "make" prices with market and limit orders.
+* The spread prevents us from making free money without risk.
+* Stop order can limit our risk.
+
+<br>
+
+### Order book
+
+  * open market for crypto pairs
+  * red: sellers; green: buyers
+
+<br>
+
+### Spread
+
+  * the difference between the best bid and best offer
+  * you want a tight spread 
+
+<br>
+
+### Market order
+
+  * choose the amount you trade
+  * don't choose the price
+  * can trade quickly, easy to use
+  * can easily pay too much for crypto
+  * always on the wrong side of the spread
+  * already in a loss
+
+<br>
+
+
+### Limit order
+
+  * choose the amount you trade AND the price
+  * get a better deal
+  * can't guarantee we trade the whole order
+  * must wait for sellers to come
+  * maker fees are lower
+  * Limit orders ensure a user is getting the price they want when buying or selling an asset, without worrying about slipage.
+* When a limit order is placed, the price at which the order is placed is known as the limit order.
+* The limit price is the worst price the trader is willing to execute the trade at, the order will only be filled at this price or better.
+* Limit orders can serve as an effective method od captureing the volatility of an asset.
+* Orders can be set at prices significantly higher or lower than the current price, while being monitored and adjusted.
+
+<br>
+
+### Stop market order 
+
+  * choose the amount you trade
+  * don't choose the price
+  * choose at what price to place your market order
+  * some trading strategies will need this order
+  * fast trading for buy/sell breakouts 
+  * "if price gets to X, sell with a market order"
+
+<br>
+
+### Stop limit order
+
+  * choose the amount you trade AND the price
+  * choose at what price to place your limit order
+  * add on to an winning trade or specific price level (TA)
+
+<br>
+
+### Stop loss order
+
+* a version of a stop limit order
+* stops your losses
+* important for day trading, to mitigate trading risks
+* choose the price level with TA
+* must be below the current trading price
+
+<br>
+
+### Take profit order
+
+* a version of a stop limit order
+* trades your position with a profit
+* important for day trading, to automate trading
+* choose the price level with TA
+* must be above the current trading price 
+
+
+<br>
+