1 Texas A&M International, located in Laredo, offers a Master's-level Family Nurse Practitioner program. 2  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 3  UT Health offers a Master's-level Family Nurse Practitioner program, as well as Acute Care and Adult/Gerontology NP tracks.
DEFINITION of 'Limit Order'. An order placed with a brokerage to buy or sell a set number of shares at a specified price or better. Because the limit order is not a market order, it may not be executed if the price set by the investor cannot be met during the period of time in which the order is left open. Limit orders also allow an investor to limit the length of time an order can be outstanding before being canceled. Next Up.
A stop order, sometimes called a stop-loss order, is used to limit losses; it instructs the broker to execute a trade when a stock reaches a price beyond which the investor is unwilling to sustain losses. For buy orders, this means buying as soon as the price climbs above the stop price. For sell orders, this means selling as soon as the price drops below the stop price. This comparison uses stocks in the definitions and examples because that is the most common scenario for individual investors. However, stop and limit orders can be placed for all kinds of securities, including options and futures.