> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-portal.etoro.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a market order to open a position by specifying the amount of cash you would like to use in the trade. > Deprecated: This endpoint is no longer present in the current eToro Public API Swagger. Prefer the current replacement endpoints where available. This endpoint allows traders to place a market order to open a position by specifying the investment amount instead of specifying the number of units. The trade will be executed at the market price, and leverage, stop-loss, and take-profit settings can be applied. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/v1/trading/execution/demo/market-open-orders/by-amount openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: eToro Api version: v1.206.0 description: >- eToro’s public API provides access to real-time financial data, trading insights, and account management features, allowing developers to integrate eToro’s services into their applications. With access to market prices, historical data, and social trading information, the API empowers users to enhance their trading strategies. Designed for security and scalability, the eToro API ensures smooth and reliable integration for a variety of financial applications. For more details on integrating with eToro's public WebSocket service, please refer to the dedicated [WebSocket documentation](./websocket/websocket-doc.html). servers: - url: https://public-api.etoro.com description: eToro Public API security: [] tags: - name: Agent Portfolios - name: Watchlists - name: Feeds - name: Asset Explorer - name: Market Data - name: Identity - name: Notifications - name: PI Data - name: Comments - name: Trading Demo - name: Trading Real - name: Users Info - name: Deprecated paths: /api/v1/trading/execution/demo/market-open-orders/by-amount: post: tags: - Deprecated summary: >- Create a market order to open a position by specifying the amount of cash you would like to use in the trade. description: >- Deprecated: This endpoint is no longer present in the current eToro Public API Swagger. Prefer the current replacement endpoints where available. This endpoint allows traders to place a market order to open a position by specifying the investment amount instead of specifying the number of units. The trade will be executed at the market price, and leverage, stop-loss, and take-profit settings can be applied. operationId: openMarketPositionByAmountDemo parameters: - name: x-request-id in: header required: true schema: type: string format: uuid example: eff9aecd-c392-45be-b379-dfc16a2da2e7 description: A unique request identifier. - name: x-api-key in: header required: true schema: type: string format: password example: lhgfaslk21490FAScVPkdsb53F9dNkfHG4faZSG5vfjndfcfgdssdgsdHF4663 description: API key for authentication. - name: x-user-key in: header required: true schema: type: string format: password example: >- eyJlYW4iOiJVbnJlZ2lzdGVyZWRBcHBsaWNhdGlvbiIsImVrIjoiOE5sZ2cwcW5EUVdROUFNWGpXT2lmOWktZnpidG5KcUlqWGJ3WHJZZkpZcldrbG90ZEhvLVBjSWhQaU8xU1ZtMW84aU1WZGZqN2xWNzFjLXFxLmcybXE1dnh4Q1hUT25xaWRUaTFlcEhmVk1fIn0_ description: User-specific authentication key. requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: InstrumentID: type: integer format: int32 description: The unique identifier of the financial instrument to trade. IsBuy: type: boolean description: True for a long position, false for a short position. Leverage: type: integer format: int32 description: The leverage multiplier for the trade. Amount: type: number format: double description: The amount of money to invest in the trade. StopLossRate: type: number format: double nullable: true description: >- The stop-loss trigger price at which the position will generate a Market Order to close (after it was opened). StopLoss trigger price must be worse than current price. TakeProfitRate: type: number format: double nullable: true description: >- The take-profit trigger price at which the position will generate a Market Order to close (after it has opened). TakeProfit trigger price must be better than the current price. IsTslEnabled: type: boolean nullable: true description: >- Indicates if a trailing stop loss (TSL) is enabled. This means that the stoploss rate indicated will get updated automatically whenever the asset price increases (for long positions) or decreases (for short position) effectively keeping the stoploss in a constant gap from the best price achieved so far. IsNoStopLoss: type: boolean nullable: true description: True if no stop-loss is set for this order. IsNoTakeProfit: type: boolean nullable: true description: True if no take-profit is set for this order. required: - InstrumentID - IsBuy - Leverage - Amount responses: '200': description: Successfully opened a market order. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: orderForOpen: type: object properties: instrumentID: type: integer description: The ID of the traded instrument. amount: type: integer description: The invested amount. isBuy: type: boolean description: True for a long position, false for a short position. leverage: type: integer description: The leverage applied to the trade. stopLossRate: type: integer description: The stop-loss threshold rate, if applicable. takeProfitRate: type: integer description: The take-profit thereshold rate, if applicable. isTslEnabled: type: boolean description: Indicates if trailing stop-loss is enabled. mirrorID: type: integer description: ID related to mirrored trades, if applicable. totalExternalCosts: type: integer description: >- Total external costs associated with opening the trade. orderID: type: integer description: The unique order identifier. orderType: type: integer description: The type of order executed. statusID: type: integer description: The status of the order. CID: type: integer description: Customer ID associated with the order. openDateTime: type: string format: date-time description: The timestamp when the order was opened. lastUpdate: type: string format: date-time description: The last update timestamp of the order. token: type: string format: uuid description: A unique confirmation token for the order. example: orderForOpen: instrumentID: 100000 amount: 150 isBuy: true leverage: 1 stopLossRate: 0 takeProfitRate: 0 isTslEnabled: false mirrorID: 0 totalExternalCosts: 0 orderID: 13902598 orderType: 17 statusID: 1 CID: 7765437 openDateTime: '2025-04-02T15:47:15.9370502Z' lastUpdate: '2025-04-02T15:47:15.9370502Z' token: 066faaee-e1e9-49d2-a568-c6e1cc336ad8 deprecated: true ````