A market order is executed immediately at the best available price. This is the fastest way to buy or sell an investment instrument.
Please note: When you place a market buy order for a stock or ETF, or when you exchange currencies (e.g. EUR → USD), we reserve a 5% safety buffer from your balance. If the buffer is not available, the system rejects the order. This is an intentional feature, not an error. A market order is executed at the price available at the moment of execution, and the price can change within seconds. The buffer makes sure your trade goes through even if the price rises.
The buffer protects you in situations such as:
Price fluctuation: the price moves before your order is executed.
Bid–ask spread: the execution price can be higher than the last traded price shown.
Market opening: an order placed while the exchange is closed is executed at the opening, when the price can differ clearly from the previous closing price.
Thin markets: in infrequently traded stocks and ETFs the price can move in large steps.
If you want to use your balance in full, you can place a limit order, where you set the highest price you are willing to pay. Currency exchange is an exception: it is always executed as a market order, so a limit order is not available for it.
Market buy order
Mobile application:
Go to Home, My portfolio or Trade
Select the instrument you want
Select Buy
Select the order type (Market)
Choose whether you want to buy by euro amount or number of units
Enter the amount you want to buy (in euros or units)
Click Confirm
The trade is executed immediately at the market price.
Web application:
Go to Home, My portfolio or Trade
Select the instrument you want
Select Buy
Select the order type (Market)
Choose whether you want to buy by euro amount or number of units
Enter the amount you want to buy (in euros or units)
Click Confirm
The trade is executed immediately at the market price
Market sell order
Mobile application:
Go to Home, My portfolio or Trade
Select the instrument you want
Select Sell
Select the order type (Market)
Choose whether you want to sell by euro amount or number of units
Enter the amount you want to sell (in euros or units)
Click Confirm
The trade is executed immediately at the market price.
Web application:
Go to Home, My portfolio or Trade
Select the instrument you want
Select Sell
Select the order type (Market)
Choose whether you want to sell by euro amount or number of units
Enter the amount you want to sell (in euros or units)
Click Confirm
The trade is executed immediately at the market price
⚠️ Please note regarding market orders:
A market order may not always be executed, particularly in markets with high volatility (price fluctuations) or when trading a small or less frequently traded investment instrument. In such cases, market liquidity may be insufficient to fill the order, and the order may be rejected. Market orders are not available for some investment instruments. We recommend using limit orders if a market order is not executed as expected.