An order rejected on a release day: what did your broker say?

An order can be rejected when the market moves too quickly for the broker to fill it at a price within the allowed range, which is common on a release day. A rejected order is not always a bad outcome, because the trade is simply not placed, but it can leave a plan half-carried out if the rejection comes after a stop has already been set. How to trade the news covers planning around a release, including the orders to decide on before the window opens.

Members who have had orders rejected often find the reason in the broker's execution policy or in the error message, which can be vague. The question is what the broker said, whether the rejection was clear, and whether you could tell from the platform what had happened to the order. A clear reason makes the next decision easier than a generic message does.

We would like to hear what happened to you:

• Have you had an order rejected on a release day? What did the broker say?
• Was the reason in the error message clear, or did you have to ask?
• Did the rejection leave you with a stop or a position you had not planned for?
• What would you check in a broker's execution policy before a release?

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