# Pre-market limit order filled below limit price - WTF?

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [February 12, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106 "2025-02-12T11:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_O1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@Joe\_O1](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Joe_O1)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106/1 "2025-02-12T11:47:04Z")

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![Screenshot from 2025-02-12 05-41-35](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/alp/optimized/2X/4/461f59a39cb4c5857452a995f322152aa477f7da_2_690x39.png)

How could this happen ? The pre-market limit price was sent at $ 133.58 and it FILLED at $ 133.24 - Surely, this must me an error ??? Something smells like Harry Bolz to me ?

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**Author:** ![08.fortes.waxen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c2a13f/32.png) [@08.fortes.waxen](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/08.fortes.waxen)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106/2 "2025-02-18T01:35:25Z")

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The screenshot shows the limit price was $132.58, not $133.58.

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**Author:** ![Joe\_O1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@Joe\_O1](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Joe_O1)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106/3 "2025-02-18T19:00:19Z")

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Thanks for your correction - typo. I still do not understand how a limit order could fill for less than the order price, however - that was the main question of the post.

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**Author:** ![08.fortes.waxen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/c2a13f/32.png) [@08.fortes.waxen](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/08.fortes.waxen)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106/4 "2025-02-18T22:01:50Z")

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After correcting for the typo, we can see that the sell order was filled _above_ the limit price, not below.

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**Author:** ![Joe\_O1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@Joe\_O1](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Joe_O1)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/pre-market-limit-order-filled-below-limit-price-wtf/16106/5 "2025-02-19T00:48:06Z")

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You are correct - my mistake and apologies.

Joe O.