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Brent Donnelly, now the president of Spectra Markets, was a day trader back then.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

That rush into stocks swept up John Bevis, a 33-year-old day trader, who has been spending longer hours at his desk in the living room of his home in Clemson, South Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

“My experience has been great,” the former pro basketball player and current day trader said last week during a video call.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

“I don’t know which direction the stock is going,” says Schenectady, N.Y., day trader Richard Persaud while checking his iPhone amid the surge.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Equities trader Lawrence Billimek, 51, of Hailey, Idaho, was arrested in Texas and day trader Alan Williams, 77, of West Linn, Oregon, was arrested in his home state, prosecutors said.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022