Resting order

A resting order is a limit order sitting unexecuted in the order book, visible to other participants and available to be traded against.

market microstructure · updated 2026-11-06

See also

• Limit order — A limit order is an instruction to trade only at a specified price or better. It rests in the order book until it is filled, cance…
• Order book — The order book is the live list of all outstanding buy and sell orders for an instrument, arranged by price, that a trading venue …

Terms that refer here

Limit order · Queue position

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