Stop-Loss Order
A resting order that triggers a sale when price falls to a set level, capping further loss on a position. Once triggered it typically becomes a market order, so the fill can be below the stop price in a gap. Stops convert an open-ended risk into a defined one — at the cost of sometimes selling the low of a dip that would have recovered.
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