Stop-loss explained

Stop-loss may refer to:

• Stop-loss insurance, an insurance policy that goes into effect after a set amount is paid in claims
• Stop-loss order, stock or commodity market order to close a position if/when losses reach a threshold
• Stop-loss policy, US military requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date
• Stop-loss variant, a genetic variant that causes loss of a stop codon

In media

• Stop-Loss (film), a 2008 film about soldiers subject to the stop-loss policy
• "Stop-Loss" (Dollhouse), an episode of the TV series Dollhouse

See also

• Escalation of commitment