Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/stop-loss-order

# Stop-loss order
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/stop-loss-order
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A stop-loss order turns into a market order when the price reaches a trigger, to cap a loss. It is a request, not a guarantee: in a gap it fills wherever the book is, which [the Monday open tests](https://mochatrade.com/learn). On a leveraged position your real stop is the nearer of your stop and your [liquidation price](https://mochatrade.com/support/how-leverage-and-margin-work-on-mochatrade). [Stop orders on Mochatrade](https://mochatrade.com/support/order-types-available-on-mochatrade).

## Related terms

- Market order: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-order
- Liquidation price: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/liquidation-price
- Stop-limit order: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/stop-limit-order
- Trailing stop order: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/trailing-stop-order
- Partial fill: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/partial-fill
- Liquidation / forced square-off: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/liquidation-forced-square-off

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