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Stop Order

Stop Order, can be used to initiate a new position as well as close an existing position. It's an order to sell or buy when the market reaches a specified price. A stop order to purchase becomes a market order when the asset trades at the stop price or above the stop price. The stop order to sell becomes a market order (MO) when the asset trades at or below the stop price.

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