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# Limit order: short/long

A limit order lets you choose your entry price. It only executes if the market reaches that price.

Steps:

1. Choose a market and tap Long or Short.
2. Select Limit as the order type.
3. Enter your target entry price.
4. Set your position size and leverage.
5. Confirm. 

Your order rests in Open Orders until filled.

There are three mandatory fields when setting up a limit order: 

1. The limit price - the price at which you wish your order to be filled.
2. The margin.
3. The leverage.

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When shorting, you cannot set a price higher than the current price, and when longing, you cannot set a price lower than the current price.
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