day-trade
Americanverb (used without object)
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On the other hand, if you aim to tap equity to day-trade stocks or to play the cryptocurrency boom, the smart advice is to think again.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
People were quitting their jobs to day-trade stocks over the Internet.
From Forbes ● May 14, 2015
“I can day-trade these stocks and make money by myself, I don’t need your help to do that,” Horvath says Steinberg told him, speaking slowly and deliberately.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 2, 2014
“I think the day-trade concept is a paragraph in the story of Charles Schwab,” he says.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2010
A report from the Day Trading Project Group of the North American Securities Administrators Association showed conclusively last week that the majority of people attempting to day-trade professionally lose "everything they invest."
From Time Magazine Archive
He said that roughly 10% of client calls to Schwab’s trading support team are about the pattern day-trading restriction.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The pattern day-trading rule is going away on June 4, but retail investors should understand the risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The company recently got a win after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved plans to lift day-trading restrictions for some investors.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
“If this rule moves forward, I don’t expect rank-and-file participants to suddenly start day-trading private equity,” he says.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The wartime moves have sparked interest in parts of the market otherwise overlooked by the day-trading crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
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