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What is a trailing stop order?

Question: "What is a trailing stop order?"

Answer: "A trailing stop order is an order to sell a security should the price begin to fall. This is normally set to a few percentage points beneath the market price. A trailing stop order helps to prevent losing capital should an investment go into a tail spin."