Order Types
FORXEA supports four core order types. Choose the one that matches your strategy and your view of current market conditions. Market Order Executes immediately at the best available price in the market. This is the fastest way to enter or exit a position. Market orders are best suited to liquid instruments where the spread is tight and you need certainty of execution over precision of price. Limit Order Executes only at your specified price or better. If the market does not reach your price, the order remains open (or expires, depending on your time-in-force setting). Use limit orders when you want to enter at a specific level and are willing to wait for the market to come to you. Stop Order Triggers a market order when the instrument’s price reaches a level you define. Stop orders are commonly used to cap losses on an open position (a stop-loss) or to enter a breakout trade when price moves through a key level. Stop-Limit Order Similar to a stop order, but once the stop price is triggered, it places a limit order rather than a market order. This gives you price control after the trigger, but carries the risk that the limit may not be filled if the market moves quickly through your level.Time-in-force settings (such as Good Till Cancelled or Day Only) are available for limit and stop-limit orders. Select your preferred option in the order panel before submitting.
Placing a Market Order
Find the instrument
Use the search bar (press
/) or browse your Watchlist to locate the instrument you want to trade.Open the instrument
Click on the instrument name to load its chart and details in the main content area.
Open the Order Panel
Click the Trade button on the instrument detail view, or press
O to open the Order Panel directly.Select a direction
Click Buy to go long, or Sell to go short. The panel will update to show the relevant bid or ask price.
Choose Market as the order type
In the order type selector, choose Market. The price field will show the current best available execution price.
Enter your quantity
Type the number of units or shares you want to trade in the quantity field. The panel will calculate and display the estimated total value of the order.
Review the order summary
Check the estimated execution price, total value, and any margin requirement displayed in the order summary panel.
Placing a Limit Order
Find the instrument and open the Order Panel
Search for or select your instrument, then open the Order Panel by clicking Trade or pressing
O.Enter your limit price
Type the price at which you want your order to execute in the Limit Price field. For a buy limit, this should be below the current market price. For a sell limit, this should be above the current market price.
Set time-in-force
Choose whether the order should remain open until filled (Good Till Cancelled) or expire at the end of the trading day (Day Only).
Managing Open Positions
Once you have an open position, the Portfolio tab in the left sidebar is your control centre.- Open positions list — each position shows the instrument, direction (long/short), entry price, current price, and unrealised P&L updated in real time.
- Modify a position — click on a position to open its detail panel. From here you can adjust your stop-loss level or add a take-profit target. Enter the new level and click Update to apply the change.
- Close a position — click Close Position on any open trade to submit a market order in the opposite direction, fully closing the position at the current best available price.
Order History
To review your trading activity, navigate to the Trade History tab in the left sidebar. Orders are grouped into three categories:- Filled — orders that have been fully executed, showing the fill price, quantity, and timestamp.
- Pending — open limit or stop orders waiting to be triggered.
- Cancelled — orders that were cancelled manually or expired without being filled.
