Order types and the bid-ask spread
Reading · ~25 min
Market orders fill immediately at whatever price is available, while limit orders only fill at your price or better. The bid-ask spread is the gap between buyers and sellers — wide spreads on thin stocks quietly eat into every trade you make.
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