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stop-loss order

stop-loss order is the alternative form of stop loss order.

Meaning of stop loss order

Noun

stop loss order (plural stop loss orders)

  1. 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.
    • The shares are currently trading at $4.40 and he has issued a stop loss order to sell if they fall to $4.20.
    Synonyms:
    stop order

Forms of stop-loss order

pluralstop-loss orders

Questions about stop-loss order

What is stop-loss order the alternative form of?
Stop-loss order is the alternative form of stop loss order.

Words near stop-loss order in the dictionary

  1. stop-go
  2. stop-go animation
  3. stop-go sign
  4. stop-go signs
  5. stop-loss
  6. stop-loss order
  7. stop-loss orders
  8. stop-losses
  9. stop-motion
  10. stop-motions
  11. stop-off

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