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Order Bar Durations for Equities

The length of time that your order will remain valid in the market. The durations available may vary depending on the selected order route. In addition, certain Advanced order settings are not available for certain durations. For details on the durations that a specific route accepts, see Order Routes for Equities and follow the links to the specific order route topics.

The TradeStation Order Bar supports the order durations as shown in the table below:

Duration Description Restrictions Supporting Routes
Day Valid until the end of the regular trading session.   ARCX
Day+ Valid until the end of the extended trading session.   ARCX
GTC (Good till Canceled)    
GTC+ (Good till Canceled Plus)    
GTD (Good till Date)    
GTD+ (Good till Date Plus)    
IOC (Immediate or Cancel) IOC orders are filled immediately or canceled. Partial fills are accepted when using this order duration.   ARCX
FOK (Fill or Kill) FOK orders are filled in their entirety or canceled. Partial fills are not accepted when using this order duration.   NSDQ
OPG (At the Opening) Only valid for listed stocks at the opening session price.   AMEX
CLO (On Close) Orders that target the closing session of an exchange.

For TradeStation 8.8, not supported at this time.

  AMEX
Minute Expire after the specified number of minutes; for example, a 3 Minute order expires after three minutes. TradeStation supports 1, 3, and 5 Minute orders.   1 minute - ARCX, NSDQ