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Forex orders (what matters)
Orders are how you control entries, risk, and exits. The biggest beginner mistake isn’t “bad analysis” — it’s entering without a clear stop loss and sizing.
- Entry: market, limit, stop
- Protection: stop loss defines the maximum damage
- Targets: take profit keeps exits planned
- Management: trailing stop and breakeven automate rules
Good trading starts with exits — not perfect entries.
Types of forex orders (overview)
- Market order: enter now at the best available price.
- Limit order: enter at a better price level later.
- Stop order: enter when price breaks through a level (often for breakouts).
- Stop loss: protective exit if you’re wrong.
- Take profit: exit at your target.
Two buckets: entry orders vs exit orders
To keep it simple, learn entries and exits separately. Entries decide how you get filled. Exits decide how much you can lose and when you’re done.
- Entry orders: market, limit, stop
- Exit orders: stop loss, take profit
- Trade management: trailing stop and breakeven rules
Execution reality (why the fill can differ)
Orders are instructions — the market decides what price is available. Costs and execution matter most when targets are small.
- Spreads: you start slightly negative. Learn spreads.
- Slippage: fast markets can fill worse than expected. Learn slippage.
- Gaps: price can jump over levels. Learn gaps.
Recommended reading order
Beginner rule
Never place a trade without knowing your stop loss. If you don’t know where your stop goes, you don’t have a trade — you have a guess.
Then size it properly using position sizing and a sensible lot size.
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