Every time you route a market order on an option, you are handing money to the market maker before the trade even starts. A market order is legally held to neither time nor price, which means you have no protection on your fill. Tom Preston breaks down exactly what that costs you using a real options chain and shows why limit orders are the only way to maintain control of your executions. 📊 tastylive: tastylive.com 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 0:00 Why market orders are dangerous in options 1:30 What held to neither time nor price actually means 2:30 GE options: the wide bid-ask spread example 4:00 How market makers exploit market orders 5:30 Limit orders give you control and price discovery 7:00 SPY example: even tight markets need limits 8:30 Spreads and iron condors: never use market order...