stop order (or stop)
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Stop-loss policy — Stop loss is a term primarily used in the United States military. In the U.S. military, it is the involuntary extension of a service member s active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of… … Wikipedia
stop — or [stäp] vt. stopped, stopping [ME stoppen < OE stoppian (in comp.) < WGmc stoppōn < VL * stuppare, to stop up, stuff < L stuppa < Gr styppē, tow < IE * stewe , to thicken, contract > Gr styphein, to contract, Sans stuka,… … English World dictionary
Stop order — (Finance) An order in a financial market that aims to limit losses by fixing a figure at which purchases shall be sold or sales bought in, as where stock is bought at 100 and the broker is directed to sell if the market price drops to 98. Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stop order — see order 4b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. stop order … Law dictionary
Stop-Orders — [ stɔp ɔːdəz, englisch], Singular Stop Order die, , Börsenwesen: besonders in den USA gebräuchliche Limitierung bei Aufträgen zu Kauf oder Verkauf von Wertpapieren. Bei der Stop Loss Order wird bei tendenziell steigenden Börsenkursen ein unter… … Universal-Lexikon
Order of the Phoenix (organisation) — Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter association Some Order of the Phoenix members in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film adaptation, from left to right: Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Albus Dumbledore … Wikipedia
order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also … Law dictionary
Stop motion — (or frame by frame) animation is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved by small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the… … Wikipedia
Stop loss — may refer to,* Stop loss order, stock or commodity market order to close a position if/when losses reach a threshold * Stop loss policy, US military requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date * Stop Loss… … Wikipedia
Stop — Stop, n. 1. The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction. [1913 Webster] It is doubtful . . . whether it contributed anything to the stop of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stop bead — Stop Stop, n. 1. The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction. [1913 Webster] It is doubtful . . . whether it contributed anything to the stop of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
