Principles of Corporate Finance
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 4, Problem 2PS
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- a. “I would like to sell 1000 shares of Walmart at best.”
- b. “I would like to buy 500 shares of Hattersley at $50 or better.” Which of these is a limit order and which is a market order? If the price of Walmart is $50 and the price of Hattersley is $60, which, if any, of these orders will be executed?
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Principles of Corporate Finance
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