Market-on-Close (MOC) Orders
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A Market-on-Close (MOC) order is a market order that is submitted to execute as close to the closing price as possible. |
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You want to sell 100 shares of XYZ at the best market price, and decide that the closing price for this stock has historically proven to be the best price of the day. Create a SELL order, then select MOC in the Type field to specify a market-on-close order. The word MARKET appears in the Lmt Price field to show that you are willing to sell at the closing market price. You must submit the MOC order at least 15 minutes prior to the close. The order will execute at the closing market price.
Summary of NYSE rules for entering/canceling/modifying market-on-close (MOC)
- All MOC orders must be received at NYSE (and at AMEX) by 15:40 ET, unless entered to offset a published imbalance.
- New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rules also prohibit the cancellation or reduction in size of any market-on-close (MOC) order after 15:40 ET.
Summary of Nasdaq rules for entering/canceling/modifying market-on-close (MOC)
- All MOC orders must be received at Island by 15:50:00 EST and cannot be cancelled after 15:50 EST.
Any stock or option symbols displayed are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to portray a recommendation.
The Reference Table at the top of the page provides a general summary of the order type characteristics. The checked features are applicable in some combination, but do not necessarily work in conjunction with all other checked features. For example, if Options and Stocks, US and Non-US, and Smart and Directed are all checked, it does not follow that all US and Non-US Smart and direct-routed stocks support the order type. It may be the case that only Smart-routed US Stocks, direct-routed Non-US stocks and Smart-routed US Options are supported.