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Phase |
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8:50 - 9:00 |
Opening auction |
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9:00 - 16:10 |
Continuous trading |
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16:10 - 16:15 |
Closing auction |
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16:15 - 16:25 |
Trading at Close |
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Prague Stock Exchange web site
Trading calendar
At the Prague Stock Exchange, equities will be traded in the trading segments “continuous trading” and “single auction”. The opening auction begins at 8:50 and finishes at 9:00 (CET). Then comes continuous trading which can be interrupted by increased volatility – in this situation, the volatility auction begins. After the end of the volatility auction, continuous trading resumes. During the continuous trading phase, trades are executed based on continuous placement of orders to buy or sell securities. In this phase, trades are settled based on price and then time priority. The main trading phase is then concluded by the closing auction which begins at 16:20.
Auctions should always result in a price at which the biggest possible volume of securities can be traded, while maintaining price priorities of individual orders. The volume of executed trades in auctions can be lower than stated in orders. Trading on XETRA is anonymous and it is not possible to identify a particular participant who placed an order. Trading in the so-called lots is cancelled; there are no requirements for a minimum order size. Market makers provide liquidity to the market if needed. They also obliged to conduct activities for 90% of the continuous phase and they are also obliged to participate in the closing auction with orders (both demand and supply side), keeping the maximum spread in CZK and at least the minimum size in pcs.
Limit order is an order with a limit price specified in the order, setting the maximum purchase or the minimum sale price at which the order can be executed.
Stop-limit order is an order to sell (buy) a financial instrument in case a limit order is activated, once a trade is executed on the PSE at the stop-price level, or at a price lower in case of a sell stop-limit order, or at a price higher in case of a buy stop-limit order. The final price at which the order is executed thus cannot be worse that the limit price designated by the client.
Trailing stop order - a sell trailing stop order sets the stop price at a fixed amount below the market price with an attached "trailing" amount. As the market price rises, the stop price rises by the trail amount, but if the stock price falls, the stop loss price doesn't change, and a market order is submitted when the stop price is hit. This technique is designed to allow an investor to specify a limit on the maximum possible loss, without setting a limit on the maximum possible gain. "Buy" trailing stop orders are the mirror image of sell trailing stop orders, and are most appropriate for use in falling markets. When keeping track with the price developments on the market, the readings are taken every half a second, which should suit the interest of the client. Thus, changes in the price parameters of an order are less dependent on algorythmic or high-speed orders of other parties.
Bracket order allows you to set and exact level of profit and a maximum amount of loss. It consists of a limit order and a stop-limit order. Both orders must be in the same direction, i.e. to buy or sell. The order is executed either by a limit order at a given profit or by a stop-limit order at a given loss. After placing a bracket order, its limit part is activated; in case the conditions for activating stop limit part are met before that, the limit part of the order is rescinded and the stop-limit part is activated instead. A minimum price differential for the two parts is not set but it should reflect market conditions and investor´s intentions.
Type of orders
Parameter IOC (Immediate or Cancel) is designed for an immediate (even partial) execution.
Parameter FOK (Fill or Kill) FOK order is designed for an immediate execution; however, such an order cannot be partially executed. In case the order cannot be immediately and fully executed it is, without an execution, automatically cancelled.
Parameter Iceberg Iceberg order allows to display only part of the total order volume on the market. The residual amount of the order remains hidden to market participants. After the visible part of the order is executed, the prior volume is displayed again until its full execution, or cancellation. Typically, this order is used in case of placing large orders.
Type of orders