Place Market Order

This action will place a new day market order for the given symbol, side and quantity.

Developer info

API endpoint slug: alpaca.place_market_order
Filter code method: Alpaca.placeMarketOrder.skip(string?: reason)
Runtime method: runAction("alpaca.place_market_order", {})

Action fields

Symbol Text input > Title

Label: Symbol
Helper text: The symbol to place the order for.
Slug: symbol
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Alpaca.placeMarketOrder.setSymbol(string: symbol)

Side Dropdown list

Label: Side
Helper text: The side to place the order for.
Slug: side
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Alpaca.placeMarketOrder.setSide(string: side)

Qty Text input > Title

Label: Quantity
Helper text: The number of shares to place the order for.
Slug: qty
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Alpaca.placeMarketOrder.setQty(string: qty)