IC Markets Price Alerts guide

A price alert is a notification, not an order. When the market touches your chosen level, the platform may send a push notification, email, or in-platform message, but nothing is bought or sold unless you place an order separately. For long-term investors, alerts are mainly a monitoring tool: they can flag when a holding falls to a level worth reviewing or when a watchlist instrument reaches a price you consider attractive. Delivery is not guaranteed in every situation, since alerts can depend on app settings, device permissions, and platform uptime.

Alert functionality often differs between platforms and apps offered by the same broker, so verify the specifics for the exact platform you plan to use. Check the broker's current help pages and, where possible, test alerts in a demo environment before relying on them. Useful questions include which platforms support alerts, what trigger conditions are available, how many alerts you can set, and which notification channels are supported. If alert capability matters to your broker choice, add it to your comparison list using /find-my-broker.

Alerts work well when tied to a written plan rather than impulse. Decide in advance what you will do if an alert fires, for example review a position, rebalance, or do nothing, and set levels based on your plan rather than short-term noise. Combine alerts with a regular review schedule so a missed notification does not derail your process. Remember that acting on an alert may involve trading costs; you can estimate those with the brokerage fee calculator at /tools/brokerage-fee-calculator, and find related process guides at the long-term investing hub at /invest-long-term.