day trading

British  

noun

1. the practice of buying and selling shares on the same day, often via the internet, in order to make a quick profit

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Derived Forms

• day trader
  noun

Example Sentences

By setting the $25,000 limit for day trading, regulators intended to preserve brokerage balances and protect traders who had less money, while allowing investors with more money to day trade if they wanted to.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Michalka said that, with day trading, investors have to be correct twice to turn a profit: once when they enter a trade and again when they exit, and timing the market is really hard.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Older generations always think younger ones are reckless, whether it’s physical risks like riding a motorcycle or financial ones like day trading leveraged ETFs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Sure, but there is no economic value to gambling, or day trading stocks for that matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

There were many different approaches and specialties: day trading, intermediate and long term investing, stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities.

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure