Day Trader Definition

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

(business, finance) A person who practices the short-term investment strategy of trading stocks or other investment instruments by selling any given security during the same market day within which it was purchased.

Wiktionary
Alternative form of day trader.
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Noun

Singular:
day trader
Plural:
day-traders

Day Trader Sentence Examples

  • At the end of the day, a day trader sells the stock for a small (or large) profit.

  • It is rare for a true day trader to hold on to any stock overnight for fear breaking news and market fluctuations will negatively affect the price of the stock from one day to the next.

  • While a traditional investor would usually hold on to the shares for an extended period of time until the value of the shares rose significantly, a day trader is happy with a profit of a few cents per share.

  • It takes intuition, skill, knowledge, and dedication to become a successful day trader.

  • This means that after-hours trading, world news, and other events do not make a difference to the day trader.

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