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Limit Order
A trade instruction to buy or sell an asset at a specific price or better, rather than at the current market price. On centralized exchanges, limit orders sit in the order book until they are filled. In DeFi, limit orders are typically implemented through specialized protocols or DEX features since standard AMMs only support market swaps.
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