Stopped out
Definition · Level 6 · Desk language
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Taken out of a position when a stop order triggers — usually at a loss, and in a fast market often at a worse price than the stop level.
Example
Stop at 23.90, filled 23.88.
Where Tradecraft teaches it
Level 6 · Desk language, in the lesson “Position and risk talk”: Long, short, square, marked, stopped out — and how to describe a market’s tone.
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