Recent content by JunLiu

You are correct. I understand the risk of placing market order at volatile time. In this case, what makes me more concerned is that my order was NOT executed at all. I would be fine if it was executed unfavorably. It is like if someone places a market order, and the brokerage simply ignores it...

I am using TD ameritrade. I have some 3X leveraged ETF in my account. To protect me from sudden market drop, I placed a contingent order to sell those ETF at market price when S&P 500 index drops more than 1%. This morning, market dropped around 1.4% at the open. The contingent order should...