--- title: "Cancel an order | RupeeCase Terminal" description: "Cancel order cancels a stuck order at your broker first, then skips that leg. Resume afterwards to close the task. Here is when it shows and what it does." source_url: "https://www.rupeecase.com/learn/terminal/cancel-an-order" --- ## Watch: Cancel an order Cancel order sits beside a stuck order.Cancel order: how do I drop a stuck order? 5 chapters, 0:54, with voice and music 1. [Chapter 1Where it is0:08](/instiv2/media/tut5/cancel-an-order-where-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 2. [Chapter 2What it means0:24](/instiv2/media/tut5/cancel-an-order-meaning-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 3. [Chapter 3Worked example0:06](/instiv2/media/tut5/cancel-an-order-example-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 4. [Chapter 4How to read it0:06](/instiv2/media/tut5/cancel-an-order-reading-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) 5. [Chapter 5Watch out0:10](/instiv2/media/tut5/cancel-an-order-watch-phone-dark-v1-va2.mp4) Screens from the RupeeCase app on sample data. Strategy figures are model, back tested, as of the date on screen. Formula and example numbers are illustrative. Mark as watched 3In this screen ## Every button the video points at. A still from each chapter with its buttons and fields numbered. Pick a number to zoom in on it; hover the still for a close up; Esc shows the whole screen again. Sample data, no order is placed. **1**Where it is**2**What it means ### Chapter 1: Where it is 1 Show the whole screen 1 Show the whole screen 1. 1**Cancel order**Cancel order sits beside a stuck order. Shown in the video, not on this still ### Chapter 2: What it means 12 Show the whole screen 12 Show the whole screen 1. 1**Cancelled at the broker first**It cancels at the broker first, then skips the leg. Shown in the video, not on this still 2. 2**Cancel order**Cancel order cancels the stuck order at your broker first, if it is still open there, and the leg is then skipped. Then Resume closes the task. The video does not press it. Shown in the video, not on this still ## Where it is ScreenPortfolio, Orders tabBasic The red Cancel order button beside an order in the Orders tab, on a portfolio whose task stopped: for an order that was rejected, is still open at the broker, or was never sent. Index in this video: [Midcap](/strategies/midcap) (strategy page). ## What it means Cancel order opens a sheet: "Cancel the stuck order for ? If it is still open at the broker it will be cancelled there first. This leg is then skipped, click Resume afterward to finalize the portfolio." On Cancel order, the server asks your broker to cancel any open part, then books what really filled: the order becomes Cancelled, or Partly filled if some shares filled first. If the broker has not confirmed yet, the app says it is cancelling and keeps checking for about a minute. ## The formula Cancel keeps what filled and drops the rest. The shares not bought or sold wait for the next rebalance. As computed in the RupeeCase app`Cancel = cancel any open broker order for this leg, then target = shares filled Status after: Cancelled (nothing filled) or Partly filled Then Resume closes the task` ## Worked example Example only * Buy 3, 1 filled, 2 open at the broker * Cancel order: the 2 open shares are cancelled at the broker * The leg reads 1 of 1; Resume closes the rebalance ## How to read it * "Cancelling ... at the broker" means the broker has not confirmed yet; the row updates by itself. * If the server finds the order already filled at the broker, it books it and asks you to refresh. * Adjust price is the other choice for an order still open. ## Watch out * A cancel cannot be undone; the shares wait for the next rebalance or a Resend. * Check the order book at your broker afterwards: it should read cancelled. * An order from an earlier trading day is checked against your broker first (Resolve stale order). ## Transcript Tap Sound on for voice and music. These are the captions of the video, chapter by chapter. 1. 0:00**Where it is.** Cancel order sits beside a stuck order. 2. 0:08**What it means.** It cancels at the broker first, then skips the leg. 3. 0:32**Worked example.** Worked example, example only: Buy 3, 1 filled, 2 open at the broker. Cancel order: the 2 open shares are cancelled at the broker. The leg reads 1 of 1; Resume closes the rebalance. 4. 0:38**How to read it.** How to read it: "Cancelling ... at the broker" means the broker has not confirmed yet; the row updates by itself. If the server finds the order already filled at the broker, it books it and asks you to refresh. Adjust price is the other choice for an order still open. 5. 0:44**Watch out.** Watch out: A cancel cannot be undone; the shares wait for the next rebalance or a Resend. Check the order book at your broker afterwards: it should read cancelled. An order from an earlier trading day is checked against your broker first (Resolve stale order). ## Terms in this tutorial * [Orders](/learn/glossary#orders)The buy and sell instructions sent to your broker while a top up, withdrawal or rebalance runs. * [Needs attention](/learn/glossary#needs-attention)A flag that the last action on a portfolio, an investment, rebalance or withdrawal, stopped before it finished, for example because an order did not go through. ## Learn it in depth * [Module 10.1: How Orders Actually Work: Market Microstructure India12 min read, free](/learn/path-10/module-10-1-how-orders-actually-work-market-microstructure-india) * [Module 10.5: Portfolio Monitoring & Rebalancing in Practice9 min read, free](/learn/path-10/module-10-5-portfolio-monitoring-and-rebalancing-in-practice) TKeep watching ## Next tutorial. [0:50Next tutorial, When something goes wrongBroker session expired: why sign in again every day?Brokers ask for a fresh login every trading day. 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