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Glossary

Market order

Also written or said as: market buy, market sell, instant buy, quick buy

An order to buy or sell right now, at whatever price the pool gives you.

Almost every memecoin trade is a market order: you click buy and get the pool's current price plus your own price impact, as long as it stays within your slippage. It is fast, but in a quick move the price you get can be far from the price you saw.

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This guide is for learning. It is not financial advice. Most memecoins go to zero and most people who trade them lose money. Only ever trade what you can afford to lose.