Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

It could get easier for anyone to start day trading soon — but should they? This week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it had voted to change its pattern day-trading rule.

Capital requirements often stop many beginners in their tracks. You want to trade, but then you hear a dozen different numbers. One person says you need a small fortune. Another says you can start ...

If you’re a day trader with a lower account balance or with obligations to attend to every day, making the switch to swing trading might be right for you. Swing trading is a comparable type of stock ...

IG North America, an online derivatives trading provider, is working with the US regulators to modify rules around pattern day trading, according to CEO JJ Kinahan. JJ Kinahan “We’re working with the ...

Day trading is an active investment strategy that involves buying and selling securities within a single trading day. The goal is to profit from short-term market fluctuations. However, while the ...

$25,000 is the magic number. It's how much you should have in your brokerage account when you day trade (buy and sell the same security on the same day). It's fine to day trade here and there with ...

There are many ways to make money. Some require years of study, education, and training, while others might need more luck and black magic. Swing trading and day trading probably fall somewhere in the ...

Real-time pattern trading significantly simplifies the process of identifying optimal entry and exit points by scanning thousands of stocks and ETFs in minutes—an undertaking far beyond human capacity ...

Day trading and swing trading are exciting ways to play the market. Those with an expert’s touch can not only feel the ebb and flow of the market but also make significant profits from trading it. But ...

Finra voted to change its pattern day-trading rule, which would allow investors with smaller account sizes to trade actively Retail investors may soon be able to day trade regardless of how much they ...