The course Exchange orders presents in detail the characteristics of the various stock market orders and their use in the implementation of trading strategies.

Teaching objectives

The course Exchange orders will be the opportunity to get the following message: to intervene on a financial market (buy or sell) is within the reach of everyone.

Learning goals

The course Exchange orders will allow you to learn in practice the following points of finance:

• Know the characteristics of the different exchange orders


• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type of order


• Know how to use each type of orders in a trading strategy

After or during this course, you can practice what you have learned by launching the simulations associated to this course.

Your grade for this course considers the following elements:

• Reading the pages of the course: 5 points for each page


• Your results for the MCQ tests: 50 points for each MCQ test


• Your results for the comprehensive MCQ test: 100 points for the comprehensive MCQ test

Professor François Longin
ESSEC Business School