Definitions for stop-loss

stop-loss stop-loss

Spelling: [stop-laws, -los]
IPA: /ˈstɒpˌlɔs, -ˌlɒs/

Stop-Loss is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in stop-loss (-loopssst).

Definitions for stop-loss

adjective

  1. designed or planned to prevent continued loss, as a customer's order to a broker to sell a stock if its price declines to a specific amount.

Origin of stop-loss

First recorded in 1900-05

Examples for stop-loss

Then too we had a "stop-loss" on the Stock so that we were safe, whatever happened.

A "stop-loss" is an order to your broker to sell you out if the market sells down a certain number of points.

Therefore, we believe that stop-loss orders are a bad thing and, as a rule, do not recommend them.

Fractional advances we threw into the next day's good measure, and set the stop-loss higher, and yet ever higher.

There is one instance where a stop-loss order can be used to advantage, and that is near the top of a bull market.

In the special instructions to our clients, we tell them when we think they can use a stop-loss order to advantage.

A large number of stop-loss orders is a good thing for the short interests.

No more money will be put up on this deal, so place a stop-loss order against it.

Suppose it is selling at 94 and it is believed that there are a large number of stop-loss orders at 92.

Word Value for stop-loss
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Words with friends

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