Stop loss order

English

See also: stop-loss order

Alternative forms

• stop-loss order

Noun

stop loss order (plural: stop loss orders)

1. (stock market) A conditional order placed with a stockbroker (or similar) to close one's position if the market drops (or rises in some cases) to a specified price level.
   • Synonym: stop order
   • Coordinate term: buy stop order
   • Example: The shares are currently trading at $4.40, and he has issued a stop loss order to sell if they fall to $4.20.

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Further reading

• Stop-loss order on Wikipedia

Also see

• stop-loss on Wiktionary