Above the market refers to an order to buy or sell at a price higher than the current market price. There are several order types placed above the market.

The stock market consists of exchanges or OTC markets in which shares and other financial securities of publicly held companies are issued and traded.

Taking control of your portfolio means knowing what orders to use when buying or selling stocks.

Market makers compete for customer order flow by displaying buy and sell quotations for a guaranteed number of shares.

Away-from-the-market order is a limit order where the buy limit order is lower, or the sell limit order is higher, than the current market price.

An order-driven market is where buyers and sellers display their intended buy or sell prices, along with amounts of a security they wish to buy or sell.

A market order is a request made by an investor through a broker or brokerage service to buy or sell an investment immediately at the best available current price.

A market-if-touched (MIT) order is a conditional order that becomes a market order when a security reaches a specified price.

Learn about the differences between buy limit and sell stop orders along with the purposes each one is used for.

The global securities market is constantly evolving. Discover the most popular market structures currently in use.