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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Robinhood also bucked the downtrend after regulators approved amendments that would replace a controversial but long-held minimum equity rule for active day traders.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Ian Bell, a Denver day trader who used phony screenshots and fake email addresses to bilk 30 investors out of $1.2 million, was sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison Friday.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
One 27-year-old day trader, Foster McCoy, pocketed $10,000 in just a few hours by wagering that Google’s Gemini would beat GPT-5 in a popularity contest.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
However the forum WallStreetBets on Reddit, which is a place where day traders share information and tips online, were talking a lot about the stock as the frenzy ensued.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Ian Bell, a Denver day trader who used phony screenshots and fake email addresses to bilk 30 investors out of $1.2 million, was sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison Friday.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
One 27-year-old day trader, Foster McCoy, pocketed $10,000 in just a few hours by wagering that Google’s Gemini would beat GPT-5 in a popularity contest.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
However the forum WallStreetBets on Reddit, which is a place where day traders share information and tips online, were talking a lot about the stock as the frenzy ensued.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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“Day trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trader. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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