05-06-2010, 03:43 PM
Grieve Wrote:When APPL was down near $200 (down around 20%), I put in a market buy order in eTrade. Should have gone through straight away (market order)...instead it sat there...and sat there...and sat there. When it finally went through, I paid $244 - very frustrating. I guess I should learn to call a broker instead of using the web.
it doesnt have an option to put a maximum price per share on your buy order? So if it sat too long and then the buy kicked in, it wouldnt exceed XXX amount per share.
[should not have shot the dolphin]