# Understanding STOP, LIMIT and STOP LIMIT **URL:** \ **Category:** 📬 Stocks & ETFs requests\ **Created:** [April 15, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/understanding-stop-limit-and-stop-limit/4485 "2020-04-15T13:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![phildawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@phildawson](https://community.trading212.com/u/phildawson)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/understanding-stop-limit-and-stop-limit/4485/5 "2020-05-06T12:57:16Z")
The app and desktop have descriptions when you click into the sections. Basically a Market and Stop which will just try and get the best price. A _limit_ or a Stop _limit_ allows you to specify the max or min price per share you are willing to do the deal at depending on buy/sell. The limit can save in situations where the price say might blip temporarily above the trigger point, if you have it at give me the best price it might be higher/lower than what you wanted to either buy/sell at when the deal is done. # Buy ### Market Buy now **at the best price you can get** ### Limit Buy now **only if the deal is at or below the price you specify** ### Stop When the price reaches this amount, then buy **at the best price you can get** ### Stop Limit When the price reaches this amount, then buy **only if the deal is at or below the price you specify** # Sell ### Market Sell now **at the best price you can get** ### Limit Sell now **only if the deal is at or above the price you specify** ### Stop When the price reaches this amount, then sell **at the best price you can get** ### Stop Limit When the price reaches this amount, then sell **only if the deal is at or above the price you specify** --- _[View the full topic](https://community.trading212.com/t/understanding-stop-limit-and-stop-limit/4485)._