stop-loss

American  

[stop-laws, -los] / ˈstɒpˌlɔs, -ˌlɒs /

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.

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stop-loss British  

adjective

1. commerce of or relating to an order to a broker in a commodity or security market to close an open position at a specified price in order to limit any loss

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Etymology

Origin of stop-loss

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The AI agents can buy protective puts, sweep cash into higher-yielding assets, and add stop-loss orders for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Account holders could also use the agents to add a 20% stop-loss order on their trades, limiting potential losses by automatically selling a security when it drops to a certain price, Public co-CEO Jannick Malling said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Gold has emerged as one of the more exposed assets, with the sell-off driven by long liquidation, stop-loss selling, and investors raising liquidity,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

From Barron's

Following tactics from YouTube videos, he has been day-trading S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures and sets stop-loss orders for when stocks he buys fall 1% to 2% below what he bought them for.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had always used stop-loss orders — instructions to sell when a stock dropped to a certain price — to prevent disastrous declines.

From New York Times