How Do You Place a Forex Pending Order on MetaTrader 5 iPhone App?
How Do You Place a Forex Pending Order on MetaTrader 5 iPhone App?
There are different types of forex orders which a trader can use to trade in Forex.
Forex traders should learn and understand about all the various forex orders so as make use of the correct FX order for the correct purpose. The most important things to remember about is this: Always understand forex orders you place when forex trading. Never place a FX order which as a trader you are not entirely knowledgeable about. Given below are the basic definitions of the commonly used types of forex orders:
Types of Forex Market Orders & Types of Trading Pending Orders
Forex Market Order
This is the most basic type of forex order, market order is used to buy or sell at current request quote or bid quote price. This refers to the quoted forex price that appears on your forex trading platform.
This type of forex order is used for buying or selling according to present exchange rate quotation in Forex Market, the execution is instant. Min you want to enter a position you can buy and sell the forex instrument at a click of a button key using a forex market order.
Forex Trading Limit Orders
These are forex orders used to open a new trade position after the market reaches a forex price specified by the trader.
Pending forex orders are used to buy or sell a forex instrument when it attains a certain forex price target.
When a specific forex price level is reached or broken then a forex entry order is executed.
These Forex Pending Orders are used to enter a trade at a specified price level. It is almost impossible to monitor the forex market every second and this is why a forex entry order can be handy. If you feel the market may take a certain action, such as break through a specific forex price level which it has been touching but it hasn't been able to break, you would want to use a Forex Trading Pending Limit Order. Once the market crosses your specified level, your entry limit trade order is executed.
There are 2 types of entry orders - limit order & stop entry order.
These entry orders are also known as pending orders.
Forex Pending Limit Order
An order to buy or sell at a particular limit.
An entry limit order can be used to buy below the current forex price or sell above the current forex price.
When buying, forex entry limit is executed when price falls to your limit area.
When selling, forex entry limit is executed when the price rises to your limit level.
These Forex Trading Pending Limit Orders are placed by traders when they expect the market to bounce back after reaching the forex price level at which the forex entry limit was placed.
- Buy Limit OrderSpecifies to buy at a level below the current forex market forex price
- Forex Sell Limit OrderSpecifies to sell at a level above the current forex market forex price
Forex Trading Pending Stop Order
A forex entry stop order to buy above current forex price or to sell below the current forex price.
When buying, forex entry stop order is executed as the market goes up & hits buy stop level.
When selling, forex entry stop order is executed as the market goes down & hits the sell stop level.
- Forex Buy Stop OrderSpecifies to buy at a level above the current forex market forex price.
- Forex Sell Stop OrderSpecifies to sell at a level below the current forex market forex price.
How Do You Place a Forex Pending Order on MetaTrader 5 iPhone Mobile App?


