Orders
Click any security in the watchlist to initiate a buy/sell order.
This section contains:
1. How to Place an Order
To place Buy or Sell orders using the FLIP App, follow these steps:
Click the "Watchlist" Icon
to open the Watchlist page. Click the name of the "Current Watchlist"/ "Green Arrow" Icon
at the top left-hand side to go to "All Watchlist". Select the desired Watchlist.
Tap any symbol to open the Security Page.
Click the "Buy/Sell" Button.
You can also buy bonds/ETFs/mutual funds by searching the preferred symbol and clicking on the name.
A buy/sell pop-up appears. Tap on Buy or Sell.
You will be redirected to the Order Placement Page.
Choose/enter the Exchange, Order Type, Quantity, Price, Product Type, and Time Condition.
Next, click the "Review Order" Button.
The Order Confirmation Page will be displayed where you can re-check the details of your order.
After confirmation, click the "Place Order" Button at the bottom of the page.
You will receive a Confirmation Message with the status of your order placement.
There are "Repeat Order", "Open Order", and "Go to Position" Buttons .
Use "Repeat Order" to repeat the same order.
Use "Go to Position” to go to the "Positions" tab in your Portfolio.
Use "Open Order" to go to your Open Order Book
2. How to Square Off Positions?
"Squaring Off" is the process of closing your existing Position in the market, by taking an opposite Position.
This can be done from your Portfolio
:
You can "Square Off" an Open Trading Position from the Positions section.
You can "Square Off" investments from the Holdings section.
To "Square Off" an Order, follow these steps:

Click on the "Portfolio" Icon
to open the page. Select the "Holdings" or "Positions" tab depending on which position you want to exit.
Select the desired Position.
This will open a Position Summary including details such as the "Current Market Price", your "Average Rate", and "Profit/Loss" on the Position.
Click on the "Square Off" Button at the bottom of the page.
The Order Placement Page will open with the appropriate Order Type (buy or sell) and Quantity pre-filled based on your Current Position.
Other Order details such as the "Exchange", "Order Type" and "Time Condition" can be changed as needed.
Once you have entered all the details, click on the "Review Order" Button to re-check the details of your order.
After confirmation, click on the "Place Order" Button at the bottom of the page.
You will receive a Confirmation Message with the status of your order placement.
The trade will be executed in the market, and your Position will be "Squared Off".
Please Note: Squaring Off is typically done to realize any profit or loss on a Position.
3. Order Status
Once you have placed an order, be it buy or sell, an 'Order Status' window appears stating whether your order is placed or rejected.
If your order is placed successfully, then the order status window displays the message "order was placed successfully."
If the order is not placed due to any reason, then the order status page shows 'order rejected.'
Towards the bottom of this page you will find two options—Watchlist and Open Orders.
If you want to see the details of the order you have just placed, click on the 'Open Orders' button, and you will be navigated to the respective page.
Click on the 'Watchlist' button to go to the watchlist from the order status page.

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