day trader
day trader noun: 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.
Noun
day trader (plural day traders)
- 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.
- CNBC's reaction is colored by its stressed-out day trader's focus on the short term.2009 March 12, James Poniewozik, “CNBC Under Fire: Sticking Up for the Big Guy?”, in Time
Forms of day trader
| plural | day traders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | day-trader |
| alternative form | daytrader |
Questions about day trader
- What does day trader mean?
- Day trader means 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.
- What part of speech is day trader?
- Day trader is a noun.
- What is the plural of day trader?
- The plural of day trader is day traders.
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