Trading Basics

Market Order

An order that executes immediately at the best currently available price — prioritizes speed over price control.

A market order executes immediately at the best currently available price in the market. It prioritizes speed of execution over price control — useful when you want to enter or exit quickly, but it can result in a worse price than expected in less liquid or volatile conditions (“slippage”).

See the full comparison with limit orders in How Futures Trading Works in India: Lot Size, Margin, Expiry.