English

Alternative forms

• day-trader, daytrader

Noun

day trader ‎(plural day traders)

1. (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.
   • 2009, James Poniewozik , "CNBC Under Fire: Sticking Up for the Big Guy?," Time, 12 March:

     CNBC's reaction is colored by its stressed-out day trader's focus on the short term.

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• day trade