day trading


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day trader

n.
A speculator who buys and sells securities on the basis of small short-term price movements.

day trading n.
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day trading

n
(Stock Exchange) the practice of buying and selling shares on the same day, often via the internet, in order to make a quick profit
day trader n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

day trading

The practice of trading in such a way that all transactions are finished in one trading day and all holdings are liquefied by the end of that day.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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Synopsis: Day trading is speculation in securities, specifically buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day.
Muscat, Nov.17 (ONA) Muscat Securities Market (MSM) announced the new list of 30 companies approved for day trading.
Muscat: Muscat Securities Market (MSM) announced the new list of 30 companies approved for day trading. Badr bin Hamoud Al Hinai, Operations Manager at MSM, said that the market will work with the new list of companies as of December 2, 2018.
The proprietary day trading (PDT) and intra-day short-selling (IDSS) for refiner Heng Yuen Refining Company Berhad was suspended by Bursa Malaysia this morning after its share price slid by 15 per cent in early trade today.
Boca Raton, FL, November 15, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Day trading involves first downloading trading software onto a regular computer.
In early 2003, when his tax liabilities totaled at least $14,945, Tucker deposited $44,700 in an E-trade account and began a misguided attempt to make enough money through day trading to pay off his tax and other debts.
In a maiden speech, Tory Lord Kalms, president of the Dixons group, said: "All the research indicates that there is no likelihood of any meaningful extension of large Christmas Day trading."
Day trading via the Internet has been the stock market craze of 2000.
Broadway Trading LLC, a leading day trading company, is re-locating its New York City offices from 50 Broad Street to 417 Fifth Avenue, according to Paul Callahan, an associate of Emmes & Company, the building's property managers.
Targeting "serious" traders, who average 29 trades per day, and the relatively small but growing number of day-trading companies that provide customers with high-speed terminals and real-time quotes (currently an estimated 60 firms nationally), Collins calls day trading "little more than a game of chance." Amazed by the boldness of industry claims and ad pitches, such as Lazy Day Trader's pledge that "You don't have to be able to understand Economics, the Stock Market or International Finance," Collins wants the industry to provide unambiguous warnings of risk--announcing that one's chances of making money with a capitalization of less than $50,000 are slim.
Because of the potential of major short-term losses, the National Association of Investors Corp., a Madison Heights, Michigan-based trade group representing investment dubs, cautions against day trading. It warns that short-term trading doesn't coincide with the investment club's overall objective of long-term appreciation.