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Fill-or-Kill Orders (FOK)

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January 18th, 2024
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Fill-or-Kill Orders (FOK)

Definition

The term Fill-or-Kill refers to broker instructions to buy or sell a security immediately, and in its entirety, or cancel the order. From a practical standpoint, a Fill-or-Kill order specifies the instruction will remain active for several seconds before being filled or canceled.

Explanation

Typically used when referring to stocks, a Fill-or-Kill (FOK) order instructs a broker to buy or sell a predetermined amount of securities in their entirety immediately or cancel the transaction. A partial sale or purchase is not considered acceptable. The order can only execute if a single transaction can cover all of the designated shares.

While an All-or-None order remains active until cancelled, a Fill-or-Kill order is cancelled immediately if the securities are not available. FOK orders are usually large orders placed by institutional investors, typically paired with a limit or market order. As it the case with Good-Til-Canceled, Fill-or-Kill specifies the term of the order.

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  • All-or-None Orders (AON)
    The term All-or-None order refers to broker instructions to buy or sell a quantity of securities in their entirety, or none at all. If an All-or-None order cannot be executed immediately, it remains open until it is executed or is closed at the end of the trading day.
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  • Good-Til-Canceled Orders (GTC)
    The term Good-Til-Canceled refers to broker instructions to buy or sell a security at a fixed price, and the order will remain active until the investor cancels it or it is filled. From a practical standpoint, a Good-Til-Canceled order specifies the instruction will remain active even if it is not filled on the same trading day.
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  • Immediate-or-Cancel Orders (Accept Order)
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  • The term National Best Offer refers to the lowest available ask price, which is a consolidated value from all of the national stock exchanges. The National Best Offer is the lowest price sellers are willing to accept for a security such as a stock.
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  • The term National Best Bid refers to the highest available bid price, which is a consolidated value from all of the national stock exchanges. The National Best Bid is the maximum price buyers are willing to pay for a security such as a stock.
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  • Market Order (Unrestricted Order)
    The term market order refers to instructions sent to a broker to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available price. Since there are no restrictions on the selling or purchase price of the security, a market order is oftentimes immediately executed.
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  • The term One-Triggers-the-Other refers to instructions sent to a broker that consist of a primary order and a secondary order, which becomes active only if the primary order is executed. One-Triggers-the-Other orders can save a trader time, since they can pair together an order to purchase stock at a certain price and sell it at another.
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  • The term One-Cancels-All refers to instructions sent to a broker that consist of several active limit orders; in the event one is filled, the remaining orders are automatically inactivated. One-Cancels-All provides traders with the ability to select from one of several stocks at their desired strike price.
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