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Old 26-01-2004, 23:10   #3
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For me having the broker enter my trades I think is the way to go, thus market orders are not for me.

Stop vs. Limit

I still prefer stop orders. With limit orders you are relying on the market reversing just after your limit order has being filled. As such there is a greater risk of being caught by a reversal.

As such even though the profits are smaller I prefer a stop order. Also if I am trading on a longer time frame what I want is reliability (i.e. as few as possible false signals). Slightly smaller profits would be a fair trade off for this IMHO.

eternalfuture I appreciate you replying to this question as well as the other questions I have asked in the past.
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