stop order
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukus→stop-loss
Examplesofstop order
stop order
Investors generally use a buystoporderto limit a loss or to protect a profit on a stock that they have sold short.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A stoplimit order combines the features of astoporderand a limit order.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The protectivestoporderwill also serve to prevent losses in the event of a disastrously timed internet connection loss for online traders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When the stop price is reached, astoporderbecomes a market order.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The exact mechanism of astopordermay vary between brokers and software platforms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many short sellers place astoporderwith their stockbroker after selling a stock short.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I cannot for the moment see the practicality of a three-daystoporderin a process which takes several months to operate.
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The authorities—perfectly correctly—put astoporder, or whatever it would be called, on the utilisation of crops in that area for human consumption.
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Behind this inspection is, of course, the sanction of thestoporder.
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