diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index d70a47b38..5a3f2b371 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The table below will list all configuration parameters.
 | `ask_strategy.use_order_book` | false | No | Allows selling of open traded pair using the rates in Order Book Asks.
 | `ask_strategy.order_book_min` | 0 | No | Bot will scan from the top min to max Order Book Asks searching for a profitable rate.
 | `ask_strategy.order_book_max` | 0 | No | Bot will scan from the top min to max Order Book Asks searching for a profitable rate.
+| `order_types` | None | No | Configure order-types depending on the action (`"buy"`, `"sell"`, `"stoploss"`).
 | `exchange.name` | bittrex | Yes | Name of the exchange class to use. [List below](#user-content-what-values-for-exchangename).
 | `exchange.key` | key | No | API key to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode.
 | `exchange.secret` | secret | No | API secret to use for the exchange. Only required when you are in production mode.
@@ -138,6 +139,22 @@ use the `last` price and values between those interpolate between ask and last
 price. Using `ask` price will guarantee quick success in bid, but bot will also
 end up paying more then would probably have been necessary.
 
+### Understand order_types
+
+`order_types` contains a dict mapping order-types to market-types. This allows to buy using limit orders, sell using limit-orders, and create stoploss orders using market.
+This can be set in the configuration or in the strategy. Configuration overwrites strategy configurations.
+
+If this is configured, all 3 values (`"buy"`, `"sell"` and `"stoploss"`) need to be present, otherwise the bot warn about it and will fail to start.
+The below is the default which is used if this is not configured in either Strategy or configuration.
+
+``` json
+    "order_types": {
+        "buy": "limit",
+        "sell": "limit",
+        "stoploss": "market"
+    },
+```
+
 ### What values for exchange.name?
 
 Freqtrade is based on [CCXT library](https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt) that supports 115 cryptocurrency