# Stops The stop command is designed to be easy to use and has a few different options for placement. ### Market Stops Place a reduce/close Market stop.

Command	Description	Example
`stop at <price>` `stop <instrument> at <price>`	Quick & easy placement with an open position, uses the open position's size, `price` can be absolute, relative or percentage	`stop at 0.1%,` `stop at -100,` `stop at 18500,` `stop btcusdt at -1%`
`stop buy at <price>` `stop sell at <price>`	Same as above, use this if you have a hedged position open	`stop buy at +100,` `stop sell at 1%`
`stop <size> at <price>`	Use specific size. Useful for partial stop	`stop 500$ at 1%`
`stop buy <size> at <price>` `stop sell <size> at <price>`	Same as above, but needed for hedged position Also useful if you don't yet have a position open	`stop buy 500$ at 1%,` `stop sell 0.01 at -100`
`stop buy\|sell <size> <instrument> at <price>`	Place a stop for a specific side with defined size for an explicit instrument with hedged positions	`stop sell 10 solusdt at -2%`

### Limit Stops Place a Limit stop. You can do this with or without an open position. {% hint style="success" %} Limit Stops are the same syntax as Market Stops, just add `trigger ` to the end! Trigger must be an **absolute** price. {% endhint %}

Command	Description	Example
`stop at <price> trigger <trigprice>`	Quick limit stop placement with a trigger. `trigprice` must be an absolute price	`stop at 0.1% trigger 18500`
`stop buy at <price> trigger <trigprice>` `stop sell at <price> trigger <trigprice>`	Same as above, use this if you have a hedged position open	`stop buy at +100 trigger 19500`
`stop <size> at <price> trigger <trigprice>`	Use specific size. Useful for partial stop	`stop 500$ at 1% trigger 19000`
`stop buy <size> at <price> trigger <trigprice>` `stop sell <size> at <price> trigger <trigprice>`	Same as above, but needed for hedged position Also useful if you don't yet have a position open	`stop buy 500$ at 1% trigger 1500`

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