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Stop with Protection Order | Interactive Brokers LLC (2024)

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How does a stop limit order work in Interactive Brokers? ›

The order has two basic components: the stop price and the limit price. When a trade has occurred at or through the stop price, the order becomes executable and enters the market as a limit order, which is an order to buy or sell at a specified price or better.

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Is Interactive Brokers LLC legit? ›

Interactive Brokers is the recipient of many awards from well-reputed financial organizations, and its Trader Workstation is the most comprehensive free asset selection and management tool for serious investors. Comprehensive free educational resources. Suitable for individual, institutional and professional traders.

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How do you attach a Stop order on Interactive Brokers? ›

Form the Order Type dropdown menu, select the STP or Stop order type. Now input your desired stop price. This is the price at which the order will activate. Next, choose from the time-in-force selection menu the appropriate length of time you want the Stop order to remain in place.

What is the difference between stop limit and stop with protection? ›

A Stop with Protection order combines the functionality of a stop limit order with a market with protection order. The order is set to trigger at a specified stop price.

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What are the disadvantages of a stop limit order? ›

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A stop-limit order does not guarantee that the trade will be executed, because the price may never beat the limit price. If the limit order is attained for a short duration, it may not be executed when there are other orders in the queue that utilize all stocks available at the current price.

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Are stop limit orders a good idea? ›

What are the risks of using stop-limit orders? While stop-limit orders allow for risk management, there is a possibility that they may not be executed if the market price does not reach the specified limit. Balancing the desire for a competitive limit price with the need to protect investments is essential.

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Is Interactive Brokers LLC regulated? ›

Interactive Brokers LLC is regulated by the US SEC and CFTC and is a member of the SIPC (www.sipc.org) compensation scheme. Products are only covered by the UK FSCS in limited circ*mstances.

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Who owns Interactive Brokers LLC? ›

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What does Interactive Brokers LLC do? ›

In its broker dealer agency business, IBKR provides direct access (“online”) trade execution and clearing services to institutional and professional traders for a wide variety of electronically traded products including stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, gold, crypto* and funds worldwide.

What is the difference between a stop order and a stop limit order? ›

Use a stop order when you are more concerned with getting out of the trade and are not as concerned about the price. A stop-limit order typically ensures that you get the price you set, but it doesn't guarantee that your trade will go through.

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What triggers a stop order? ›

A sell stop order is entered at a stop price below the current market price. If the stock drops to the stop price (or trades below it), the stop order to sell is triggered and becomes a market order to be executed at the market's current price. A sell stop order is not guaranteed to execute near your stop price.

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How do I submit a stop limit order? ›

Narrator: To enter a Sell Stop Limit Order, you must enter a Stop price below the current security price and a Limit price less than or equal to the Stop price, ideally the lowest price you're willing to accept. $85 is entered as Stop price and $80 is set as Limit price.

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Can market makers see stop orders? ›

Traders face certain risks in using stop-losses. For starters, market makers are keenly aware of any stop-losses you place with your broker and can force a whipsaw in the price, thereby bumping you out of your position, and then running the price right back up again.

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When to use stop order? ›

You can use a stop order as an automatic entry or exit trigger upon a certain level of price movement in a specified direction; it's often used to attempt to protect an unrealized gain or minimize a loss.

What is the stop-loss trigger price? ›

The stop-loss (square-off) order gets placed on the Exchange as soon as the defined trigger price is breached. In case of a Buy order, the stop-loss trigger price is lower than the Buy price. In case of a Sell order, the stop-loss trigger price is higher than the Sell price.

What is an example of a stop limit? ›

Stop-Limit Example

Say you purchase shares at $100 a share and expect the stock to rise. You could place a stop-limit order to sell the shares if your forecast was wrong: If you set the stop price at $90 and the limit price at $90.50, the order will activate if the stock trades at $90 or lower.

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When should I use a stop order? ›

How do you use stop limit order options? ›

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