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Day trader

Very active stock Trader who holds positions for a very Short time and makes several trades each day. Day traders are individuals who are trying to make a career out of buying and selling stocks very quickly, often making dozens of trades in a Single day and generally Closing all positions at the end of each day. Day Trading can be costly, since the commissions and the Bid/ask spread add up when there are so many Transaction.

Related Terms: 23 ACH, Ask, Action, Bid, Bid/ask spread, Buy, Commission, CLO, Car, Closing, Day trade, Day trader, Inc., Position, Rally, Sell, Short, Single, Spread, Transaction, Trade, Trading, Trader
Other Related Pages: Category: Trading Starting With: D
Additional Related Terms: 10-Q, 10-K, 19c3 stock, 30-day wash rule, Accelerated Cost Recovery System, Acquisition cost, Active asset, Allowance for depreciation, ACH, Active account