Chapter Introduction

This chapter connects market decisions to order instructions and the analysis used to form a trading view.


What You'll Learn

UnitFocus
Basic Order TypesMarket, stop, stop-limit, market-if-touched, and electronic-market orders
Additional OrdersGTC, fill-or-kill, market-on-close, and OCO orders
Technical Price AnalysisCharts, trendlines, support, resistance, gaps, volume, and open interest
Fundamental Price AnalysisSupply, demand, economic conditions, agricultural policy, and crop years
Interest Rate AnalysisYield curves and government-policy effects

Chapter Strategy

For every order question, separate its trigger, its execution priority, and its price protection. A market or triggered stop seeks the best available execution price; a limit protects price but can remain unfilled.

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