take out the stops en · VERB
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken out the stops | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took out the stops | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taking out the stops | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes out the stops | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |