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The question I should be really asking is: On IG Markets: When you open an order "At Market" does this mean that when you attempt to close the position it is closed "At Market"? According to IG Market's help desk this is the case... but it doesn't explain why my friend's attempt to close his...

I am using the exchange time here.... so we are probably talking the same time.

No, using IG Markets Deal Ticket (at market checked)

The trade was entered "At Market" when he entered the trade, but when he tried to close the position it rejected him as if it wasn't a market trade. I would have thought that a market trade would also close the trade at market... or is this a bad assumption?

Hi, The trade was a short trade on the 10:50am 5 minute bar, ie just a few hours ago. 3 point move that I'm talking about is from the time you press the button to the time that IG gets the request the market has moved 3 points and instead of just closing out the position at market, they reject...

I and a friend of mine have been day trading the DAX for a few years now and we have been using IG Markets exclusively for over a year. Tonight he experienced massive slippage on a trade that moved slowly through his stop. According to the tick chart it was around 20 seconds later that IG...