Post by
anthonyd3ca on Nov 20, 2020 6:33pm
Advice?
I’m still very new to stock investing and didn’t even know about stock halts until today. I happened to put in my first order for MTRX.V after hours on Thursday night. I'm worried that if there’s good news and the stock jumps I will buy in too high upon opening on Monday. Any advice?
Comment by
Gordinno on Nov 20, 2020 6:40pm
You should be able to cancel the order if it has not been filled,You should also always put a limit order in when you buy or sell
Comment by
vitalina2233 on Nov 20, 2020 7:06pm
If it was a limit order your fine. Also if you put it in After hours thurday it expires friday Dont worry
Comment by
Gordinno on Nov 20, 2020 6:45pm
What brokerage are you investing witn and are you doing it yourself online or with a broker
Comment by
anthonyd3ca on Nov 20, 2020 6:50pm
I'm doing it myself on TD Bank WebBroker
Comment by
Gordinno on Nov 20, 2020 6:53pm
ok im not sure if works same on TD as RBC..but go to your account and see if there is a colunm under portfolio holding where it says check your orders.if so click that and you should see your order and a cancel link
Comment by
anthonyd3ca on Nov 20, 2020 7:00pm
I just tried to edit the order to add a stop order but it's telling me the order is expired even though the status still says "open" and it hasn't been filled. If the order was good til' day and the stock was halted, would the order still expire?
Comment by
Seek01 on Nov 20, 2020 7:02pm
You should be good. Doesnt seem like the order went through cause of the halt today
Comment by
Gordinno on Nov 20, 2020 7:07pm
Not sure but at RBC it cancels the order if not filled within that day
Comment by
Gordinno on Nov 20, 2020 7:11pm
Yea would be expired by now so no worrys GL
Comment by
anthonyd3ca on Nov 20, 2020 7:15pm
Ok thanks everyone! I'm a little bummed that I may have just missed out on something really big coming..
Comment by
Seek01 on Nov 20, 2020 7:27pm
My advice is always use limit orders, never market. Limit will buy your stock at the price you set or less Market can end up being alot higher then what the stock is worth I'd your buying a large amount
Comment by
ciretaka198 on Nov 21, 2020 2:52am
Just rduce your limit price to something you would really be happy to snag some shares at. Or if your needing margin to buy something else reduce the linit price to a penny.
Comment by
Willthethrill on Nov 20, 2020 6:59pm
Just open up you waterhouse account. There is a circle that says orders, click it. Then you can see if its filled and you should be able to cancel it from there.
Comment by
Seek01 on Nov 20, 2020 7:00pm
I use td also. Login into the app and click on orders and if u dont see anything in active check historical. It should show you your order status in there. Will tell you whether your order got filled or not and at what price.
Comment by
Seek01 on Nov 20, 2020 6:57pm
Check your order status and see if u actually bought any shares or not.
Comment by
vitalina2233 on Nov 20, 2020 7:22pm
Anthony Trading 101 states buy the book ,Trading 101 or Trading for Dummies, these are real books. I'm not putting you down,we all make mistakes. Perhaps (i hate to say this) get a broker till you get the basics AND Athony, after hours is a risky businnes even for the best of us. There's a lot of sharks, penny flippers ,bashers and pumpers always BOTLO Papi Pesce
Comment by
anthonyd3ca on Nov 20, 2020 7:28pm
Thanks for the info, luckily my order seems to have expired so I dodged a bullet and learned something along the way. So all positives except I just wish I had found out about the stock sooner haha.