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take out the stops

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To carry out the supposed practice whereby locals (floor traders trading for their own account) buy or sell to push prices towards where they suspect stop loss orders lie, with a view to profiting from the resulting acceleration of the move when those orders hit the market.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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