diff --git a/config_full.json.example b/config_full.json.example
index b0719bcc6..3e7f4bc3b 100644
--- a/config_full.json.example
+++ b/config_full.json.example
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
         "sell": "limit",
         "stoploss": "market"
     },
+    "order_time_in_force": {
+        "buy": "gtc",
+        "sell": "gtc",
+    },
     "exchange": {
         "name": "bittrex",
         "key": "your_exchange_key",
diff --git a/freqtrade/constants.py b/freqtrade/constants.py
index 055fee3b2..c6b8519c8 100644
--- a/freqtrade/constants.py
+++ b/freqtrade/constants.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ DEFAULT_DB_DRYRUN_URL = 'sqlite://'
 UNLIMITED_STAKE_AMOUNT = 'unlimited'
 REQUIRED_ORDERTYPES = ['buy', 'sell', 'stoploss']
 ORDERTYPE_POSSIBILITIES = ['limit', 'market']
+ORDERTIF_POSSIBILITIES = ['gtc', 'aon', 'fok', 'ioc']
 
 
 TICKER_INTERVAL_MINUTES = {
@@ -113,6 +114,14 @@ CONF_SCHEMA = {
             },
             'required': ['buy', 'sell', 'stoploss']
         },
+        'order_time_in_force': {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {
+                'buy': {'type': 'string', 'enum': ORDERTIF_POSSIBILITIES},
+                'sell': {'type': 'string', 'enum': ORDERTIF_POSSIBILITIES}
+            },
+            'required': ['buy', 'sell']
+        },
         'exchange': {'$ref': '#/definitions/exchange'},
         'edge': {'$ref': '#/definitions/edge'},
         'experimental': {