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  • Getting Started
    • Overview
    • Privacy Perps
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    • Retail vs Pro Orders
    • Retail Price Improvement (RPI)
    • FastFills
    • TradFi Markets
  • Spot Trading
    • Supported Order Types
    • Quoting & Settlement
    • Non-USDC Balances & Collateral
    • Naming Convention
  • Dated Options
    • Overview
    • Expiries and listing schedule
    • Mark price
    • Greeks
    • Margin requirements
    • FAQ
  • Orders
    • Placing Orders
    • Order Instructions
    • VWAP Price Protection for Market Orders
    • Price Impact and Slippage
    • How to Change Max Slippage
    • Margin Calculator
    • Self Trade Prevention
    • Receive Window
  • Instruments Guide
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  • Order Parameters
  • Price Tick Size
  • Order Size Increment
  • Minimum Order Value
  • Maximum Order Size
  • Maximum Number of Open Orders
  • Order Types
  • Order Instructions
Orders

Placing Orders

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Order Parameters

Price Tick Size

  • This is the smallest increment by which the price of an instrument can change.

Order Size Increment

  • This refers to the minimum step by which the quantity of an order can increase or decrease.
  • Order Size Increment is specified in the instrument’s Base Currency.

Minimum Order Value

  • This is the smallest order USD value allowed to be placed on the order book. This helps to increase our average trade value to ensure gas fee efficiency when processing trades.
  • The value of an order is calculated by multiplying the order size by the mark price.
  • Order Size Increment is specified in USD.
  • Exception: A user may place a Reduce-only Order that is below the Minimum Order Value if its matches the size of an offsetting position.

Maximum Order Size

  • The largest number of contracts that one can buy or sell in a single order.

Maximum Number of Open Orders

  • This is a cap on the number of open orders a trader can have at one time.

Order Types

You may create the following Order Types on Paradex

limit-order
market-order
stop-order
scaled-order
twap-order

Order Instructions

The following order instructions are supported for the orders that you wish to place.

post-only
reduce-only
good-till-canceled-gtc
immediate-or-cancel-ioc