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Glossary
Investment Management
Stop-Loss Order
In securities trading, a stop-loss order is an order to buy or sell once the security has hit a pre-determined price. A sell stop triggers when the security hits a trigger below the current price. A buy stop triggers when the price hits a level above the current price. Once the trigger has been hit, the order becomes a market order, which is subject to slippage (cf.).