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There are different stock market orders for buying and selling shares.
With a financial institution: if you have a securities account or a Share Savings Plan (“PEA” in French).
There are several ways to buy or sell shares: find 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: | ||
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:
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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(1): |
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Market price Immediate |
Limit price Up to 2 months |
Best price Up to 2 months |
If you are a direct registered Shareholder, shares purchased on December 30 and 31, 2026 will be recorded only in 2027 and will be eligible for the Loyalty Bonus starting in 2030.