---
title: order
description: This page provides detailed documentation on how to create buy/sell trade
  orders using OpenBB Terminal's 'forex.oanda' module. It includes source code, function
  definitions, parameters, and return information to successfully place orders.
keywords:
- Forex
- Oanda
- Order
- Buy Order
- Sell Order
- Account ID
- Currency Pair
- Price
- Units
- Order Chart
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Request creation of buy/sell trade order.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/forex/oanda/oanda_model.py#L270)]

```python
openbb.forex.oanda.order(price: int = 0, units: int = 0, instrument: Optional[str] = None, accountID: str = "REPLACE_ME")
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| instrument | Union[str, None] | The loaded currency pair, by default None | None | True |
| price | int | The price to set for the limit order. | 0 | True |
| units | int | The number of units to place in the order request. | 0 | True |
| accountID | str | Oanda account ID, by default cfg.OANDA_ACCOUNT | REPLACE_ME | True |


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## Returns

| Type | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| Union[pd.DataFrame, bool] | Orders data or False |
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Create a buy/sell order.

Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/forex/oanda/oanda_view.py#L174)]

```python
openbb.forex.oanda.order_chart(accountID: str, instrument: str = "", price: int = 0, units: int = 0)
```

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## Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| accountID | str | Oanda user account ID | None | False |
| instrument | str | The loaded currency pair |  | True |
| price | int | The price to set for the limit order. | 0 | True |
| units | int | The number of units to place in the order request. | 0 | True |


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## Returns

This function does not return anything

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