{"data":{"id":"a2e0c84b-b752-4219-8178-1ebc25972851","type":"article","translation_group_id":"a2e0c84b-af6c-499c-9c1d-7e090b046976","language":"en","content_type":"market_update","title":"Tadawul widens market-order execution to five price ticks from 4 Oct","dek":"Main Market and Nomu market orders may fill across up to five ticks; remainder becomes a limit at the last trade.","slug":"tadawul-market-order-five-ticks-4-oct-2026","published_at":"2026-10-01T10:09:00+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-01T14:00:19+00:00","primary_category":{"id":"1","type":"category","key":"markets","name":"Markets","slug":"markets","summary":"Equities, indices, and exchange-floor developments across ADX, DFM, Nasdaq Dubai, and the wider GCC.","seo_title":"Markets | Capital Wire","meta_description":"Capital Wire markets coverage: ADX, DFM, Nasdaq Dubai, Tadawul closes, index moves, and GCC trading headlines."},"featured_media":{"id":"a2e0c885-bfe6-4bb5-9168-9d5d31f5d4eb","type":"media","url":"https:\/\/capital-wire.com\/storage\/media\/e315565d39b132bccf1bfdde2c82ee4590aed24567f85ae591d666b490366301.webp","mime":"image\/webp","srcset":"https:\/\/capital-wire.com\/storage\/media\/e315565d39b132bccf1bfdde2c82ee4590aed24567f85ae591d666b490366301-640.webp 640w, https:\/\/capital-wire.com\/storage\/media\/e315565d39b132bccf1bfdde2c82ee4590aed24567f85ae591d666b490366301.webp 1200w","width":1200,"height":630,"alt":"Tadawul widens market-order execution to five price ticks from 4 Oct \u2014 Capital Wire","caption":"Saudi Exchange market-order update \u2014 1 October 2026","credit":"Capital Wire","license":"operator-supplied","ai_generated":false},"entities":[{"id":"a2de49f1-2037-4609-9c9c-e9a1cc044197","type":"entity","entity_type":"exchange","collection":"exchanges","name":"Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)","slug":"tadawul","ticker":null,"is_primary":true}],"flags":{"breaking":false,"featured":true,"correction":false},"subtitle":null,"executive_summary":"Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) said on 1 October 2026 that market orders on the Main Market and Nomu will, from Sunday 4 October 2026, execute against available liquidity across up to five price ticks from the best available price. Any unfilled quantity converts to a limit order at the last executed price; derivatives trading is unchanged.","key_points":["Saudi Exchange announced on 1 October 2026 a change to market-order execution on the Main Market and Nomu \u2013 Parallel Market.","The updated mechanism takes effect Sunday 4 October 2026.","Market orders may fill across multiple price levels within a maximum of five price ticks from the best available price.","Any remainder that hits the five-tick bound or exhausts liquidity in range becomes a limit order at the last execution price.","Derivatives market order mechanics are unchanged."],"body":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) announced on 1 October 2026 an update to how market orders execute on the Main Market and Nomu \u2013 Parallel Market, effective Sunday 4 October 2026."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Under the revised mechanism, a market order may execute against available quantities across multiple price levels within a maximum of five price ticks from the best available price when the order enters the book."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If the order reaches that five-tick bound, or if liquidity within the range is exhausted, any remaining unexecuted quantity converts automatically into a limit order at the price of the last execution."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Previously, market orders filled only at the best available price, with any remainder converted to a limit at that single execution price. The exchange said the change is intended to increase the volume that can be filled immediately by tapping nearby liquidity."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The update applies to securities on the Main Market and Nomu only. 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