What is disc. qty in online trading?
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How does a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order work?
If a user places an order with an order quantity of 10000 and ‘Disclosed quantity’ set as 100, the order is sent to the Exchange and only the ‘Disclosed quantity’ of 100 is displayed in the market depth. Once this quantity of 100 is fully traded, the next ‘Disclosed quantity’ of 100 will be released for trade by the exchange. This will happen until the complete order quantity is filled.
What are the ‘Disclosed quantity’ order restrictions?
There are certain restrictions on placing a DQ order and they are as follows:
What are the uses of a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order?
Disclosed quantity is useful when a user wants to Buy / Sell stocks in bulk quantities at one time such as a few thousand or hundreds of thousands. It may not be relevant for small order quantities like 10 or 100.
Used by HNIs, the disclosed quantity feature is used to mask an order size. This is done so that the demand and price of the ordered stock don't rise up and the person placing the order is protected from paying higher prices for his/her order.
How to place a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order?
To place a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order,
Enter the desired ‘quantity’ to place your ‘Disclosed quantity’ order.
Sections:
How does a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order work?
If a user places an order with an order quantity of 10000 and ‘Disclosed quantity’ set as 100, the order is sent to the Exchange and only the ‘Disclosed quantity’ of 100 is displayed in the market depth. Once this quantity of 100 is fully traded, the next ‘Disclosed quantity’ of 100 will be released for trade by the exchange. This will happen until the complete order quantity is filled.
What are the ‘Disclosed quantity’ order restrictions?
There are certain restrictions on placing a DQ order and they are as follows:
What are the uses of a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order?
Disclosed quantity is useful when a user wants to Buy / Sell stocks in bulk quantities at one time such as a few thousand or hundreds of thousands. It may not be relevant for small order quantities like 10 or 100.
Used by HNIs, the disclosed quantity feature is used to mask an order size. This is done so that the demand and price of the ordered stock don't rise up and the person placing the order is protected from paying higher prices for his/her order.
How to place a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order?
To place a ‘Disclosed quantity’ order,
Disclosed Quantity: Disclosed Quantity: A Disclosed Quantity condition allows you to disclose only a part of the order quantity to the market. This quantity, however cannot be more than the total quantity of the stocks you are purchasing. The Stock Exchange may set minimum disclosed quantity criteria from time to time.
