Why hasn't my order been filled?
There are a few reasons why your stock orders might not have been filled yet.
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Your order won’t be filled if there aren’t enough shares available at the specified price or number. This occurs most frequently with large orders placed on low-volume securities. Keep in mind that there must be a buyer and seller on both sides of the trade for an order to execute.
If a market center starts trading later than market open, you may see delays in your order getting filled. Also, if trading volatility is high, it might prevent the order from filling immediately once the market opens.
During extended-hours trading, orders may not fill or have limited tradability due to lower volume and wider price spreads as compared to trading during regular market hours (9:30 AM–4 PM ET). The list of symbols that are eligible for fractional orders may differ from the list of symbols that are eligible for whole-share orders.
During overnight hours trading, only whole-share limit orders can be traded and some orders may not fill or have limited tradability due to lower volume and wider spreads as compared to trading during regular market hours. The list of symbols that are eligible for trading during overnight hours will be a subset of those eligible for trading during extended and regular market hours.
Limited support at execution venues
Limited support at execution venues
Orders that exceed certain price or quantity thresholds may not be supported by our venues. When a stock is no longer supported on Robinhood, we go ahead and cancel any pending orders for you.
Limit or stop price hasn’t been reached
Limit or stop price hasn’t been reached
If your stop or limit price hasn’t been reached, your order will remain pending until there’s a buyer or seller willing to trade at your specified price. Keep in mind, the price displayed on the Robinhood app is the last trade price on a Nasdaq exchange (the Nasdaq Stock Market, NASDAQ OMX BX, or NASDAQ OMX PHLX) or the last trade price on BOATS ATS, not the price at which shares are currently available. This means that if there are no shares currently available at your limit price, your trade may not execute—even if your limit price is the same as the price displayed.
Limit price reached, but order not filled
Limit price reached, but order not filled
The success of your limit order isn’t necessarily due to time and price priority on the markets. The order fill rate depends on a number of elements, like market volatility, size and type of order, market conditions, and system performance.
Unstable market conditions
Unstable market conditions
When there is a massive price drop or spike and no purchases or sales, respectively, a market order may not be filled. While rare, this can occur when there are market halts for price volatility.
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FAQs
Your order won't be filled if there aren't enough shares available at the specified price or number. This occurs most frequently with large orders placed on low-volume securities.
Why does my order not get filled? ›
If the security does not have enough shares trading at the specific price you placed, your order may not fill. This is most common for larger orders placed on low-volume securities. Due to volatility, a stock on the day of its IPO may have difficulty filling due to rapid price fluctuation.
How long does it take for a stock order to be filled? ›
How Long Does It Take to Fill a Market Order? For actively traded stocks, market orders are filled almost immediately. Unusual high volume can delay the trade, however.
What does "order not filled" mean? ›
If a Forex order does not fill or if the conditions of your order are not met, it means that your trade will not be filled, and it will remain on the market or expire worthless. Or in other words it will expire unfilled.
Why is my option order not filling? ›
Each particular option contract has its own trading volume and it is very likely that your option orders aren't filling because those contracts have little to no volume in the real world. Even options for huge stocks like GOOG and AAPL still have much, much lower volume than the stock itself.
What is a limit order after hours? ›
Pre-market and after-hours sessions – Since market orders cannot be executed during pre-market or after-hours sessions, limit orders allow traders to participate in these extended-hours trading sessions.
What if my order never comes? ›
If the seller hasn't shipped the item within the timeframe they promised when you bought it, you can cancel the order. If you never got your order and the charge appears on your credit card statement, you can dispute it as a billing error. File a dispute online or by phone with your credit card company.
Why would a stock order not be filled? ›
Your order won't be filled if there aren't enough shares available at the specified price or number. This occurs most frequently with large orders placed on low-volume securities. Keep in mind that there must be a buyer and seller on both sides of the trade for an order to execute.
Do orders get filled after hours? ›
Electronic markets used in after-hours trading automatically attempt to match up buy and sell orders. If they can do so, trades are completed. If they can't, trades remain unfilled. Quotes provided are limited to those available through the electronic market used.
How long does it take to fill an order? ›
Market orders provide for fairly immediate fills, but you cannot control the prices you'll receive on your orders. Limit orders guarantee a price, but may not get filled until the stock price reaches your limit. Most trades settle in one business day although it can vary based on the type of asset traded.
For example, when you placed a limit sell order during pre-market, you might see the market price was higher than your order price, but your order didn't get filled. It's because your order was sent to a different exchange/market maker which can't provide the same price you see from market data for execution.
What does unfilled order mean? ›
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English an unfilled ordera request by a customer for a product that has not been sent → unfilled.
Why is my stock order partially filled? ›
A partial fill happens when only a portion of a limit order is executed, the share price surpasses the specified limit order target during the trade. In this instance shares will only be exchanged up to the price on the limit order, and the rest remain unfilled.
Why is my buy order not being filled? ›
A buy limit order won't get filled if the price of the underlying asset jumps above the order's stated price. This is because the limit price is the maximum amount the investor is willing to pay. In the case of a gap, that price would now be below the market price.
Why do options take so long to fill? ›
Low volume and open interest
This is especially common if you place a large order on a contract that typically has low volume or open interest. Options volume and open interest quantify the activity level between buyers and sellers of an option's contract.
Why is my stock order still pending? ›
It could be because the market's yet to open, your order's price is yet to match, or Scrip is yet to open up for trading. Just remember to keep an eye on your trades, and you'll navigate these orders like a pro. Happy trading!
What does it mean when an order is not fulfilled? ›
An unfulfilled status means that the order has been placed but none of the items have been shipped yet.
What happens if a market order is not filled? ›
No market for the security – A market order cannot execute when no bid or ask exists. If you want to sell 100 shares of a stock, but there are currently no bids to buy, your order will not execute. Likewise, if you entered an order to buy but no offers were made to sell shares, the buy order would not execute.
What does it mean if my order is unfulfilled? ›
An Unfulfilled status means your order has not been picked, packed and shipped.
