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btw, today I tried entering AFFIMED at markets opening. Placed a stop price of $1,75 (5% above prev day close price), with a buy price another 4% above. Tried buying a small number of stocks (600), to again have a better chance (at least in my head) of entering. Result = stop limit order...

@Robert Morse, thank you for your suggestion. Would placing an order with a larger spread between stop price and buy price help? How large would a reasonable spread be to hope entering a trade? nt

I always place a buy price higher than the stop price, what else can I do to have a better change to enter the trade? Not a much experienced trader so any suggestion/advice is more than welcome :) nt

European broker (DeGiro), I'm using their custom web only platform. Thanks nt

I've tried a few times to enter a trade where a rally was expected at market opening using a stop limit order but I keep getting my stop limit orders rejected. Anything to have a better chance to enter a fast rally? Could it be that my broker's platform is also contributing (e.g. not fast...