zhǎn
cāng

technical
financial
verb

Meaning of 斩仓

斩仓 means to cut losses; to sell futures or securities at a price lower than the purchase price when the market falls. Pronounced zhǎn cāng.

  • to cut losses; to sell futures or securities at a price lower than the purchase price when the market falls

Definitions & Examples

shì
diē
 
duō
tóu
zhě
zhǎn
cāng
chū
 

The stock market crashed, forcing many investors to cut their losses and exit the market.

Wèi
le
miǎn
gèng
de
sǔn
shī
 
jué
dìng
zài
jià
diē
zhī
chēng
wèi
shí
zhǎn
cāng
 

To avoid greater losses, he decided to sell at a loss immediately when the stock price broke below the support level.

Qiáng
zhì
zhǎn
cāng
shì
zhǐ
dāng
bǎo
zhèng
jīn
shí
 
jīng
gōng
yǒu
quán
qiáng
zhì
mài
chū
chí
cāng
 

Forced liquidation refers to when a brokerage has the right to forcibly sell a client's positions when the client's margin is insufficient.