What order types can I use on Bitvavo?
Summary
This article gives you a quick overview of all available order types on Bitvavo, grouped by experience level and platform availability (App/Web and Pro App/Web). Each section links to a detailed guide for that order type.
Order types help you choose between speed, control, and automation when you trade. Below, you’ll find short descriptions and where you can use them. For definitions of key terms like market order, limit order, and time in force, see our glossary references.
Market order
Available on: App, Web, Pro App, Pro Web
A market order executes immediately at the best available price for that order size. It prioritizes speed over price control.
Learn more about market orders
Warning: In markets with low liquidity, the fill price can differ from what you expect due to spread and/or slippage.
Price guarantee order
Available on: App, Web
A price guarantee order lets you confirm a fixed price for a few seconds before the trade executes, combining speed with full price certainty.
Learn more about price guarantee orders
Limit order
Available on: App, Web, Pro App, Pro Web
A limit order executes only at your chosen price or better, giving you more control over execution.
Time in force options: Good-Til-Canceled (GTC) • Immediate-Or-Cancel (IOC) • Fill-Or-Kill (FOK)
Stop limit order
Available on: Pro App, Pro Web
A stop limit order uses a trigger price and a limit price to automate a buy or sell when the market reaches a level you set—while keeping price control.
Learn more about stop limit orders
OCO (one cancels the other) order
Available on: Pro App, Pro Web (coming soon)
An OCO order links two orders (for example, a limit and a stop limit). When one executes, the other is canceled, helping you manage exits and entries automatically.
Learn more about OCO (one cancels the other)
Order types overview
| Order type | Execution criteria | Price control | Execution speed | App | Web | Pro App | Pro Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market order | Executes immediately at the best available price | No | Immediately | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Price guarantee order | Executes immediately at a confirmed price from a market maker | Yes | Immediately | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Limit order | Executes at your chosen price or better | Yes | Varies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stop limit order | Triggers a limit order when the stop price is reached | Yes | Conditional | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| OCO (One Cancels the Other) | Executes one order and automatically cancels the other | Yes | Conditional | — | — | ☐ | ☐ |
Legend: ✓ Available — Not available ☐ Coming soon
FAQ
What’s the difference between a market order and a limit order?
A market order executes immediately at the best available price (speed). A limit order executes when the market reaches your chosen price or better (control). For full guides, see the market order article and the limit order article.
Where do I set time in force options like Good Till Canceled, Immediate Or Cancel, or Fill Or Kill?
When placing a limit order in Pro, choose your time in force: Good Till Canceled, Immediate Or Cancel, or Fill Or Kill. This setting is available in Pro.
Where can I find the full guides?
Use these step-by-step articles: market order, price guarantee, limit order (Good Till Canceled), limit order (Immediate Or Cancel), limit order (Fill Or Kill), stop limit order, short selling, one cancels the other (OCO).
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