💫Case Study: Order Status & Transition

A Practical Walkthrough

We'll explore the entire spectrum of order statuses through a detailed example, incorporating our platform's price range limit mechanism, the Circuit Breaker, for practical understanding.

For an in-depth understanding of the loan lifecycle, please visit the 'Order Life Cycle' section.

Order Status and Order Types

Status \ Order Type
Market Order
Overlapping Limit Order
Limit Order

Open

Not applicable; enters immediate execution

Rare; unless no overlapping order

Waits for the market to reach the limit price

Partially Filled

Only used as a combined state; no remaining orders (ex. Partially Filled & Blocked)

Partial execution if not enough liquidity; remains until further filled or terminated

If the market reaches the limit price but not fully executable due to liquidity, stays until more activity

Filled (Final)

Immediately fully executed at current market prices with sufficient liquidity

Fully executed once the market fully meets the limit price

Fully executed once the market fully meets the limit price

Killed (Final)

Removed if cannot be fully executed due to lack of liquidity

Not applicable; remains in the market as Partially Filled or Open

Not applicable; remains in the market as Partially Filled or Open

Blocked (Final)

Removed if cannot be fully executed due to circuit breakers

Not applicable; remains in the market as Partially Filled or Open

Not applicable; remains in the market as Partially Filled or Open

Cancelled (Final)

Not applicable as they are executed immediately

Can be canceled before execution or after being Partially Filled

Can be canceled at any point before being fully executed

Expired (Final)

Not applicable as they are executed immediately

Expires if not executed within a specific timeframe after being Partially Filled

Expires if the set timing (ex. maturity) passes without full execution

Orderbook Scenario:

Our scenario unfolds within the bounds of an order book, structured around three key order types: 'Market Order', 'Overlapping Limit Order', and 'Non-Overlapping Limit Order'. Let's consider the following order book setup:

Price | Amount
-------------
  93  |  0
  92  |  0     <- Upper Circuit Breaker Limit
  91  |  10
  90  -- Last Price
  89  |  5
  88  |  0     <- Lower Circuit Breaker Limit
  87  |  10

Market Orders:

Filled

  • Example: Buy 10 at market.

  • Transition: Order is Filled purchasing 10 units at 91.

Partially Filled & Killed

  • Example: Buy 20 at market.

  • Transition: Order is Partially Filled with 10 units at 91, remaining 10 units are Killed due to lack of liquidity up to the upper limit.

Partially Filled & Blocked

  • Example: Sell 10 at market.

  • Transition: Order is Partially Filled with 5 units at 89, remaining 5 units are Blocked then Killed due to no liquidity at the lower limit.

Overlapping Limit Orders:

Filled

  • Example: Buy 10 at 91.

  • Transition: Order is Filled with 10 units at 91.

Partially Filled

  • Example: Buy 15 at 93.

  • Transition: Order is Partially Filled with 10 units at 93. Remaining 5 units are kept open at 93 but cannot be executed until the market moves and the circuit breaker price is adjusted to allow execution.

Canceled

  • Example: After being partially filled, cancel the remaining order.

  • Transition: Remaining order is Canceled.

Expired

  • Example: Buy 15 at 91; remaining 5 units are kept open. Then no fill and lending market matures.

  • Transition: Order Expires after the maturity time passes.

Non-Overlapping Limit Orders:

Open

  • Example: Buy 10 at 89.

  • Transition: Order is Open, awaiting a match.

Partially Filled

  • Example: Buy 10 at 89 (total 15 Open on the orderbook), then another trader sells 10 at 89.

  • Transition: Order is Partially Filled with 5 units at 89, 5 units remain open.

Canceled

  • Example: After being partially filled, cancel the remaining order.

  • Transition: Remaining order is Canceled.

Expired

  • Example: Buy 10 at 89, no fill and lending market matures.

  • Transition: Order Expires after the maturity time passes.

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