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Price-Triggered Market and Pending Orders in a Trading EA

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Summary

This beginner-oriented Expert Advisor lets a trader specify an entry price and choose whether to submit a market order, limit order, or stop order. It is presented as a way to practice order types in a strategy tester or use them in live trading.

The user supplies entry, stop-loss, and take-profit prices, and the EA attempts to place the selected order when appropriate. The document notes that invalid prices or stop levels can cause errors and says tester comments are displayed. It does not explain trigger conditions in detail, provide a trading strategy, or report performance results, so its value is mainly as a basic order-entry demonstration.

Key ideas

  • The EA supports market orders and pending limit or stop orders.
  • The trader specifies entry, stop-loss, and take-profit prices.
  • Incorrect prices or stop levels may lead to order errors.
  • The tool is described for both strategy testing and live execution.

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