> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pacifica.fi/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Classic

> Choose a market, limit, stop, TWAP or Scale order to control price and timing.

Classic order types cover immediate execution, price limits, stop triggers and orders spread across time or a price range. Choose a type below for its settings and examples.

## At a glance

| Order type                                                          | What it does                                                              | Typical use                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| [Market](/trading-on-pacifica/order-types/classic/market)           | Executes at available prices within your slippage limit                   | Enter or exit promptly                       |
| [Limit](/trading-on-pacifica/order-types/classic/limit)             | Buys at your limit price or lower, or sells at your limit price or higher | Control execution price                      |
| [Stop Market](/trading-on-pacifica/order-types/classic/stop-market) | Places a market order when a trigger price is reached                     | Stop loss or breakout entry                  |
| [Stop Limit](/trading-on-pacifica/order-types/classic/stop-limit)   | Places a limit order when a trigger price is reached                      | Combine a trigger with a limit price         |
| [TWAP](/trading-on-pacifica/order-types/classic/twap)               | Splits an order into smaller market orders over time                      | Spread execution over time                   |
| [Scale](/trading-on-pacifica/order-types/classic/scale)             | Places a ladder of limit orders across a price range                      | Build or reduce a position at several prices |

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    Execute at available market prices within your slippage limit.
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    Set your price and choose how unfilled orders are handled.
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    Place a market order when a trigger price is reached.
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    Place a limit order when a trigger price is reached.
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    Spread an order over time with smaller market orders.
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    Place a ladder of limit orders across a price range.
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