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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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A handful of academic studies have analyzed day trading among individual investors, and the results don’t look so good.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

For many years, day trading was reserved for professional traders and wealthy investors — not just figuratively but because of a restriction known as the pattern day-trading rule.

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

Diana said that many financial markets exhibit similar patterns of wealth concentration, and that more users make money on Kalshi than by day trading or on traditional sportsbooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Internet banking, Internet gambling, day trading, foreign exchange cyber transactions, e-cash, e-commerce, fictitious invoicing of the launderer's genuine credit cards - hold the promise of the future.

From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel

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