day trader
noun
: a speculator who seeks profit from the intraday fluctuation in the price of a security or commodity by completing double trades of buying and selling or selling and covering during a single session of the market
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The day trader kicks off the conversation by talking about his father, who has struggled with addiction for the last 30 years.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
However, the path to becoming a successful day trader has its challenges.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Some day traders have a different set of charts in mind.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Aaron Ryder, a producer of Arrival, was quarantining at a hotel in Montreal, watching an army of amateur day traders drive up the value of a supposedly worthless stock.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
However, the path to becoming a successful day trader has its challenges.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Some day traders have a different set of charts in mind.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Aaron Ryder, a producer of Arrival, was quarantining at a hotel in Montreal, watching an army of amateur day traders drive up the value of a supposedly worthless stock.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Day trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trader. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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