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Buy stop

A buy stop is a pending order to buy at a price above the current price. It fills once the price rises to that level, at the next available price.

Also called: buy stop order, stop buy

Hypothetical example

Hypothetically, EUR/USD is at 1.1000 and you place a buy stop at 1.1050. If the price rises to 1.1050, a long position opens; the price could then reverse.

Used in these guides

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Order types: market, limit and stop orders
How market and pending orders work, when each one fills, and what can make the fill price differ from the price you set.

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