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Master Order Time in Force: GTC vs FOK vs IOC
Trading on perpetual and futures markets requires more than just picking a direction—you need to control how your orders execute. That’s where Time in Force (TIF) settings come in.
Gate supports three TIF strategies for limit orders, each solving different trading scenarios:
GTC: The Patient Hunter
Good Till Canceled = your order stays alive until fully filled or you manually kill it.
Best for swing traders and anyone willing to hold. Your 5,000 unfilled contracts? They queue up in the order book waiting for the price to come to you. Perfect when you have specific entry targets and time on your hands.
FOK: The All-or-Nothing Play
Fill or Kill = execute fully right now at your price, or the entire order gets nuked.
This is scalper territory. No partial fills, no compromises. If you want 10,000 contracts at $8,001 and there’s only 5,000 available at that price? Dead on arrival. You get zero execution.
IOC: The Quick Exit Strategy
Immediate or Cancel = fill what you can instantly at your price, trash the rest.
Use this to avoid slippage on large orders. Market unexpectedly moves against you mid-execution? IOC saves you by canceling unfilled portions instead of letting them sit and get crushed.
Real-World Breakdown
Imagine you’re buying 10,000 contracts with a $8,001 limit. Current order book shows only 5,000 available at that price:
The bottom line: GTC for patience, FOK for certainty, IOC for protection. Choose based on whether you care more about execution odds, order certainty, or slippage management.