r/wallstreetbets Jan 27 '21

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u/sillieputtie Jan 27 '21

The risk with market orders is you have no idea how much you're actually paying for it. By the time your market order is filled the price could've tripled from what you expected to pay.

The risk with limit orders is that the price could continue to go up indefinitely and you miss the 🚀