Order Types - Pacifica

Select an order type from the dropdown at the top of the order form. Explore the two groups below to find its settings and examples.

At a glance

Order type	What it does	Typical use
Market	Executes at available prices within your slippage limit	Enter or exit promptly
Limit	Buys at your limit price or lower, or sells at your limit price or higher	Control execution price
Stop Market	Places a market order when a trigger price is reached	Stop loss or breakout entry
Stop Limit	Places a limit order when a trigger price is reached	Combine a trigger with a limit price
TWAP	Splits an order into smaller market orders over time	Spread execution over time
Scale	Places a ladder of limit orders across a price range	Build or reduce a position at several prices
Chase	Reprices a post-only limit order as the best bid or ask changes	Seek a maker fill
Conditional Market	Places a market order when a chosen market meets a price condition	Trigger a market order on another market or price source
Conditional Limit	Places a limit order when a chosen market meets a price condition	Combine a price condition with a limit price
OCO	Places the first of two stop legs to trigger and cancels the other	Set two alternative orders
Trailing Stop	Tracks the market at a fixed distance and triggers on a reversal	Adjust a stop as the market moves
Swarm	Places small market orders in quick succession	Split a fast execution into smaller orders
Trigger Swarm	Waits for a price trigger, then places market orders one at a time	Combine a trigger with split execution
Atomic	Submits market orders across several markets together	Pair trades and baskets

Classic

Market, Limit, Stop Market, Stop Limit, TWAP and Scale.

Strategies

Chase, Conditional Market and Limit, OCO, Trailing Stop, Swarm, Trigger Swarm and Atomic.