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Singapore Exchange (SGX) will enhance the types of orders for the stock market from 31 March 2014.
The enhancements are aimed at offering investors more flexibility and convenience. The changes are:
(1) Making market orders and market-to-limit orders available throughout trading session
- Market orders are buy or sell orders which are executed immediately at current market prices.
- Market-to-limit orders ensure execution for at least a portion of the order while avoiding the risk of getting the order fully filled at the price that is too far away from the last-traded price for the remaining portion of the order.
- Previously only available during the market opening and closing routines, these order types will become available throughout the trading session.
(2) Introducing price triggered orders (stop orders and if-touched orders)
- Price triggered orders are instructions which will be converted into actual orders in the order book once the target price is reached.
- Stop orders are typically used to minimise a loss or protect a profit on an existing long or short position.
- If-touched orders provide investors with flexibility to buy and sell at specific price levels without having to constantly monitor market movements.
Jenny Chiam, Head of Securities at SGX, said, “We are pleased to offer these different order types at the exchange level. This builds upon similar features which certain brokers currently offer some customers. By making these order types available to all brokers who can then choose when and who to offer this service to, we enable greater flexibility for investors transacting in the stock market.”
Investors can learn more about the complete range of order types and the risks involved at www.sgx.com/reachordertypes. They should contact their brokers if they are interested in these new order types.
