open order
Unfilled trade request
Open order has meanings in military and financial contexts.
In military usage, it describes a formation where soldiers are spread apart at wider-than-normal intervals, reducing vulnerability to fire.
In trading, an open order is an instruction to buy or sell that remains active until executed or canceled: I have an open order to buy at fifty dollars.
military
Light troops in loose formation
- dispersionScattering across space
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- formationCreation or arrangement
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
flexibility · infantry · tactics · drill · flank · reconnaissance · advance · retreat
skirmishers
Light troops in loose formation
- dispersionScattering across space
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- formationCreation or arrangement
maneuverability · flexibility · infantry · tactics · drill · flank · reconnaissance · advance · retreat · cover