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Lesson 13 of 21
In this video we will walk through how to enter a Snap to Market order. The Snap to Market order type works with US stocks, options, and futures. The original order price is determined by the current bid or ask adjusted by an offset. A sell order price is calculated by adding the offset to the bid price and a buy order price is calculated by subtracting the offset from the ask price. While this is similar to a pegged order type it doesn’t continue to peg as the price moves.
The Snap to Market order type can be useful on stocks where the bid/ask spread is wide. Instead of just entering a market order you can submit the Snap to Market and potentially get a better fill somewhere in between the spread using the offset amount to determine how aggressive you want the order to be without hitting a bid or ask. Adjusting the offset amount determines how aggressive you want the order to be.
We will now enter a Snap to Market order in the Mosaic Order Entry Panel.
The order will appear in the Activity Window, and you will see “SNAP MKT” in the Type data Column. The offset amount will appear in the Offset Amt column. If you do not see the offset amount, click on the gear in the upper right-hand corner and select “Aux. Price” in the Available Columns and add to the shown columns and click apply.
The Snap to Market order type allows the investor to send an order to trade between the spread.
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The order types available through Interactive Brokers LLC's Trader Workstation are designed to help you limit your loss and/or lock in a profit. Market conditions and other factors may affect execution. In general, orders guarantee a fill or guarantee a price, but not both. In extreme market conditions, an order may either be executed at a different price than anticipated or may not be filled in the marketplace.
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Would be good to add a section to clarify the difference between these and pegged order types from a few chapters back. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback, Mar.