# 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.&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th width="283">Command</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><code>stop at &#x3C;price></code></strong></p><p><strong><code>stop &#x3C;instrument> at &#x3C;price></code></strong>     <br><br></p></td><td>Quick &#x26; easy placement with an open position, uses the open position's size, <code>price</code> can be absolute, relative or percentage</td><td><em><code>stop at 0.1%,</code></em><br><em><code>stop at -100,</code></em><br><em><code>stop at 18500,</code></em><br><em><code>stop btcusdt at -1%</code></em> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><code>stop buy at &#x3C;price></code></strong><br></p><p><strong><code>stop sell at &#x3C;price></code></strong></p></td><td>Same as above, use this if you have a hedged position open</td><td><em><code>stop buy at +100,</code></em><br><em><code>stop sell at 1%</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><strong><code>stop &#x3C;size> at &#x3C;price></code></strong></td><td>Use specific size. Useful for partial stop</td><td><em><code>stop 500$ at 1%</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><strong><code>stop buy &#x3C;size> at &#x3C;price></code></strong><br><strong><code>stop sell &#x3C;size> at &#x3C;price></code></strong></td><td>Same as above, but needed for hedged position<br><strong>Also useful if you don't yet have a position open</strong></td><td><em><code>stop buy 500$ at 1%,</code></em><br><em><code>stop sell 0.01 at -100</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><strong><code>stop buy|sell &#x3C;size> &#x3C;instrument> at &#x3C;price></code></strong></td><td>Place a stop for a specific side with defined size for an explicit instrument with hedged positions</td><td><em><code>stop sell 10 solusdt at -2%</code></em></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Limit Stops

Place a Limit stop. You can do this with or without an open position.

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Limit Stops are the same syntax as Market Stops, just add `trigger <price>` to the end! Trigger must be an **absolute** price.
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<table><thead><tr><th width="283">Command</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><code>stop at &#x3C;price> trigger &#x3C;trigprice></code></strong></td><td>Quick limit stop placement with a trigger. <code>trigprice</code> must be an absolute price</td><td><em><code>stop at 0.1% trigger 18500</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><strong><code>stop buy at &#x3C;price> trigger &#x3C;trigprice></code></strong><br><br><strong><code>stop sell at &#x3C;price> trigger &#x3C;trigprice></code></strong></td><td>Same as above, use this if you have a hedged position open</td><td><em><code>stop buy at +100 trigger 19500</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><strong><code>stop &#x3C;size> at &#x3C;price> trigger &#x3C;trigprice></code></strong></td><td>Use specific size. Useful for partial stop</td><td><em><code>stop 500$ at 1% trigger 19000</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><strong><code>stop buy &#x3C;size> at &#x3C;price> trigger &#x3C;trigprice></code></strong><br><br><strong><code>stop sell &#x3C;size> at &#x3C;price> trigger &#x3C;trigprice></code></strong></td><td>Same as above, but needed for hedged position<br><br><strong>Also useful if you don't yet have a position open</strong></td><td><em><code>stop buy 500$ at 1% trigger 1500</code></em></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
