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Market Sell
A market sell in crypto refers to an order to sell a certain amount of a digital asset at the current market price. When a market sell order is placed, it is executed immediately at the best available price offered by buyers.
On the contrary, on a limit sell order traders set a specific price at which they want to sell the asset, and the order is only executed if there is a buyer willing to pay.
In general, a market sell order is used when traders want to quickly liquidate their position in a digital asset and are willing to accept the current market price for it.