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What is a take profit order?

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Question: What is a take profit order?
Answer:

A take profit order is an order that closes your trade once it reaches a certain level of profit.

When your take profit order is hit on a trade, the trade is closed at the current market value.

Take profit orders are also sometimes referred to as limit orders.

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