price control – and their overall investment strategy. A stop order, also known as a stop-loss or stop-buy order, triggers a ...

A stop order instructs a broker to buy or sell shares of a stock (at the current market price) once it reaches or passes a specified trigger price. When an investor instructs their broker (usually ...

As an example of how this would work, if a stock is currently trading at $50 per share, an investor might set a buy limit order at $45. If the stock’s price drops to $45 or lower, the order is ...