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day trading

British

noun

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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day trader

noun

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“You’re extremely unlikely to make money,” Alex Michalka, Wealthfront’s VP of investment research, said of day trading.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

By having the limit on day trading at $25,000, regulators intended to preserve brokerage balances and protect traders with less money, while allowing investors with more money to day trade if they want.

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

Exhausted and numb from days of hectic trading and back office operations, the brokerage houses pressured the stock exchange to declare a two day trading holiday.

From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel

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