What is the meaning of Stops?

Buy' Stops' are orders that are placed at a predetermined price over the current price of the market. The order becomes a "buy at the market" order if the market is at or above to the price of the stop order. Sell stops are orders that are placed with a predetermined price below the current price. Sell-stop orders become "Sell at the market" orders if the market trades at or below the price of the stop order.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). stops. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stops/definitions/1164315
ChicagoBarry Goldsmith. 2010. "stops" http://smartdefine.org/stops/definitions/1164315 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, stops, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/stops/definitions/1164315>.
MLABarry Goldsmith. "stops" 21 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/stops/definitions/1164315>
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