What is the difference between "current order" and "current pending order"?

[nicolasxu]

OrdersTotal

Returns the number of current orders.

int  OrdersTotal();

Return Value

Value of the int type.

Note

Do not confuse current pending orders with positions, which are also displayed on the "Trade" tab of the "Toolbox" of the client terminal. An order is a request to conduct a transaction, while a position is a result of one or more deals.

For each symbol, at any given moment of time, only one position can be open, while there can be several pending orders for the same symbol.

 

Question: 

1) I think they are the same thing. Is it correct? 

 2) I think there is no such thing as non-pending orders? 

[Stanislav Korotky]

Current order is a market order which is awaiting for execution (it should be filled somehow by deals) or is executing (this may take some time during which the order does exist before it goes to the history).

Pending order is a pending order - buy/sell stop/limit.

Here is one of articles on the subject - https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/211.

[nicolasxu]

marketeer:

Current order is a market order which is awaiting for execution (it should be filled somehow by deals) or is executing (this may take some time during which the order does exist before it goes to the history).

Pending order is a pending order - buy/sell stop/limit.

Here is one of articles on the subject - https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/211.

Very clear! Thanks!

[Rodolphe Ahmad]

we have 4 types of pending orders:

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Buy Stop

 

Sell Limit 

 

-------------------------------------------------------             Ask  Line

--------------------------------------------------------            Bid  Line

 Buy Limit

 Sell Stop