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

day-trade

ˈdā-ˌtrād

noun or verb

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That said, these 25 women — all of whom will be competing for the heart of Grant Ellis, a 31-year-old day trader from Newark, N.J. — love a creative name spelling. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Dumb Money Year: 2023 Runtime: 1h 45m Director: Craig Gillespie Remember the GameStop short of a few years ago, when day traders pumped up the cost of the stock and Wall Street lost its mind? —

Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 The gains have attracted the attention of Chinese day traders and speculators, as well as those in the West. —

Michael Foster, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 The day trader kicks off the conversation by talking about his father, who has struggled with addiction for the last 30 years. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for day trader