# Will Stop Order Not Fill

**URL:** https://forums.collective2.com/t/will-stop-order-not-fill/12703
**Category:** C2
**Created:** [February 14, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/will-stop-order-not-fill/12703 "2019-02-14T21:01:56Z")
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### Author: ![JohnSnow2019](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/johnsnow2019/32/11153_2.png) [@JohnSnow2019](https://forums.collective2.com/u/JohnSnow2019)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/will-stop-order-not-fill/12703/1 "2019-02-14T21:01:56Z")

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I placed a buy order with a stop attached. Then I later exited that position without the stop being used. I now have 0 shares of that instrument and there is still a Sell to Close Stop order floating there even though I don’t have any shares in that position. I typically send orders through the API. Do I need to set it up to cancel that order or will the system recognize that there are no shares to stop out of and cancel later automatically?

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### Author: ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/will-stop-order-not-fill/12703/2 "2019-02-14T21:41:54Z")

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Please tell me specifically what strategy and symbol you are talking about. (and relevant signalid if you have it handy)

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### Author: ![JohnSnow2019](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/johnsnow2019/32/11153_2.png) [@JohnSnow2019](https://forums.collective2.com/u/JohnSnow2019)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/will-stop-order-not-fill/12703/3 "2019-02-14T22:16:57Z")

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The strategy ID is 113220646 and 115888224. Below are two screen shot from 113220646 showing that there is no position in SVXY or ZIV but the stops are remaining. I made the same trade in a strategy that has no autotrading linked to it and the stops automatically went away.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/collective2/original/2X/8/8ea88d037331b914ac5ea736789eaef168860755.png)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/collective2/original/2X/1/170ea3cc0b2e12d6aebdfd6f81543c20a3e4834f.png)

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### Author: ![JohnSnow2019](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/johnsnow2019/32/11153_2.png) [@JohnSnow2019](https://forums.collective2.com/u/JohnSnow2019)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/will-stop-order-not-fill/12703/4 "2019-02-16T16:25:55Z")

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I noticed the orders did eventually go away on their own. So, does it just take some time for the system to recognize it. Obviously I can log in and cancel them myself it just seems to me that a STC stop should automatically go away when I no longer own the instrument. Surely there is no way that a STC stop would then be considered a STO order right?