# Market statuses A market can be assigned one of the following statuses: * **Open**: The market is operating properly and accepts orders via Trading terminal and API. Market data for charts is persisted. * **Paused**: The market stops accepting incoming orders via Trading terminal and API (previously placed Limit orders still await execution). Market data for charts is persisted. * **Halted**: The market stops accepting incoming orders via Trading terminal and API. All open Limit orders will be cancelled. Market data for charts is persisted. * **Disabled**: The market stops accepting incoming orders via Trading terminal and API. All open Limit orders will be cancelled. Market data for charts is not persisted. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://api-docs.b2prime.com/get-started/market-statuses.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.