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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Fifth, having a Friday be the first day of unlocking makes for a potentially volatile stock movement because day traders and short-term speculators will be active.
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The day trader, bless him, does not read the room and just keeps gushing about his feelings.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Follow the money: Night traders are the new day traders.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Houstonian Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old day trader, is the newest Bachelor looking for love.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The day trader, bless him, does not read the room and just keeps gushing about his feelings.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
Follow the money: Night traders are the new day traders.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
Houstonian Grant Ellis, a 30-year-old day trader, is the newest Bachelor looking for love.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Day trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trader. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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