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Buy Order

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Buy order
An order to a broker to purchase a specific quantity of a security.
Buy Order
An instruction from an investor to a broker to buy a certain amount of a security. Buy orders may take various forms. For example, an investor may instruct the broker to buy immediately at the best available price, or to wait until a certain price is reached. See also: Sell order.
buy order
A brokerage order to purchase a specified quantity of a security.
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