Factsheet 6
There are different stock market orders for buying and selling shares.
There are several ways to buy or sell shares: we describe below the three most frequent methods. For your information, buying or selling shares corresponds to placing a stock market order.
Market Price | Limit Price | Best Price |
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Indication of a limit price: | ||
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Market Price The order… |
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Market Price ...has priority over other order types. |
Limit Price ...is executed only if the share price reaches the limit price:
It is therefore possible that it will not be executed or will not be fully executed. |
Best Price …is executed at the best available price when it arrives on the market, whether buying or selling. |
Market Price Execution of the order… |
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Market Price ...is total and immediate when the order arrives on the market. |
Limit Price ...can be partial if the quantity of marketable securities is not available at the set limit price. |
Best Price ...can be partial if the quantity of marketable securities is not available at this best price. |
Market Price Period of validity(a) : |
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Market Price Immediate |
Limit Price Up to 2 months |
Best Price Up to 2 months |
If you hold your shares directly with Air Liquide, your purchase orders must be executed no later than December 31, 2025 at 2:00 pm (Paris time) to be recorded in 2025 and benefit from the Loyalty Bonus as of 2028.
(a) For your information only: proposed periods of validity for shares held directly with Air Liquide.