Limit Order
An order to buy or sell an asset at a specified price or better, which may rest in the order book if not immediately filled.
What is Limit Order?
Limit orders provide price control; a buy limit at $4,495 for ETH executes only at or below that, adding depth as resting orders. On Schwab, they help capture better prices than market quotes.
Used by market makers to provide liquidity, limit orders in DeFi CLOBs like dYdX support strategies without constant monitoring.
They don’t guarantee execution, risking missed opportunities if prices don’t hit the limit, as in Vanguard’s equity trading.
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