stop loss order

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounstop loss order (plural stop loss orders)

plural stop loss orders · alternative stop-loss order

  1. businessA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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