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  1. Apr 10, 2024 · A stop-loss order is an order placed with a broker to buy or sell a specific stock once the stock reaches a certain price. A stop-loss is designed to...

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  3. Jun 14, 2024 · A stop-loss order instructs that a stock be bought or sold when it reaches a specified price known as the stop price. Once the stop price is met, the stop order becomes a market order and...

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  4. Aug 7, 2024 · Stop orders may help you obtain a predetermined entry or exit price, limit a loss, or lock in a profit. Stop orders are used most often to help protect an unrealized gain or to limit potential losses on an existing position. Here, we'll discuss how to use them in your portfolio to help protect long equity positions.

  5. Mar 22, 2022 · Stop-loss and stop-limit orders can provide different types of protection for both long and short investors. Stop-loss orders guarantee execution, while stop-limit orders guarantee the price.

  6. Jun 21, 2022 · A stop order is an order to buy a security as its price is rising and hits a specified stop price, or sell a security as it is declining and reaches the stop price. The former is called a...

  7. Dec 9, 2022 · How does a stop-loss order work? A stop-loss order is meant to protect you from loss (by triggering an exit from your position) if the market moves too far in the wrong direction. Stop-loss orders can be either buy or sell orders and only get filled once triggered.

  8. Aug 1, 2024 · A stop-loss order is a buy or sell order on a stock at a specific price that either prevents a loss or locks in a gain, according to Stephen Henn, an adjunct professor of economics...

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