Learn how financial markets and products actually work

Work through each skill to see how markets function, how trades work, and earn rewards along the way.

Market, limit, stop explained

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Low-poly bull ignoring noisy alerts while holding a plan, representing avoiding FOMO, hype, and impulsive trading.

Not all orders follow the same rules.

Placing an order isn’t just clicking “buy” or “sell” – it’s choosing how you want the market to follow your lead. Just like in games where you pick attack styles or set traps, order types in investing decide how your trades behave.


This skill shows you the difference between market, limit and stop orders so you avoid dumb execution mistakes and stay in control, even when things get hectic.


You'll learn:


  1. What market, limit and stop orders actually do and when to use each one effectively
  2. Why using the wrong order type can cost you more than you think during volatile trades
  3. How to stay in command by matching the right order to your strategy and market conditions