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Day tradingIn the simplest terms, the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a security on the same day. Day traders aim to make small profits on a large number of 'intra-day' transactions. They follow the markets, use technical analysis to spot price trends, and get 'in and out' very quickly.Day trading has come to be synonymous with the trend for private investors to abandon their normal jobs, spend a few thousand pounds on a computer, some software and a data feed, and trade the markets for a living.The difficulty for UK day traders is that dealing costs are still relatively high. In the US, where charges on trades tend to be lower than in Europe, and traders can link direct to the markets, it is more practicable.Day trading comes with a strong wealth-warning. To day trade successfully requires good analytical skills, the ability to develop and follow a system, and stamina. Not everyone is cut out for the physical and mental demands it makes.Similar MatchesTrading postsTrading postsThe positions on the floor of a stock exchange where the specialists stand and securities are traded. Trading postsTrading postsThe 17 horseshoe-shaped counters manned by clerks and specialists on the Trading Floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Each trading post is responsible for over 100 stocks. The actual buying and selling takes place around each post. Unlisted tradingUnlisted tradingTrading in unlisted securities that occurs on an organized exchange to accommodate members. This practice is not permitted at the NYSE. Intermarket Trading SystemIntermarket Trading SystemAn electronic communications network that links nine US markets: the New York (NYSE), American (AMEX), Boston (BSE), Chicago (MSE), Cincinnati (CSE), Pacific (PSE) and Philadelphia (PHLX) stock exchanges, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and the NASD. The system enables market professionals to interact with their counterparts in other markets whenever the nationwide Consolidated Quote System (CQS) shows a better price. After hours dealing or tradingAfter hours dealing or tradingSecurities trading after regular trading hours on organized exchanges. Further Suggestionstrading unitHistorical trading range Commodity Futures Trading Commission normal trading unit automated pit trading Trading bloc COLT (Continuous on line trading system) Permanent normal trading relations Subject to a print or execution or trading Intermarket Trading System (ITS) programme trading Overtrading Automated Pit Trading (APT) Insider Trading & Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 (ITSFEA) Matrix trading Decimal trading last trading day Mock trading Commodity Trading Advisor Full trading authorization unit of trading Crowd trading Stock Exchange Automated Trading System PLUS Proprietary trading Margin trading |
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