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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 |
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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 |