Limit Orders
Using Limit Orders
How to set specific prices for your trades.
By default, Polymarket uses Market Orders (buy immediately at the best available price). However, you can use Limit Orders to set a specific price target.
When to use Limit Orders?
- Price is too high: The market is at 65¢, but you only want to pay 60¢.
- Large Size: You want to buy $10,000 worth but don't want to suffer slippage.
How to Place a Limit Order
- In the trading panel, look for the order type dropdown (default is "Market").
- Select Limit.
- Limit Price: Enter the price you are willing to pay (e.g., 0.60).
- Amount: Enter how many shares (or USDC) you want.
- Click Buy.
What happens next?
- Your money is moved to the Order Book.
- Your order sits there until someone else agrees to take that price.
- It may never fill if the market price moves away from your target.
- You can Cancel your open orders at any time from the Portfolio -> Open Orders tab.