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day-trade

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[dey-treyd] / ˈdeɪˌtreɪd /

verb (used without object)

day-traded, day-trading
  1. to buy and sell a listed security or commodity on the same day, usually on margin, for a quick profit.


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On the other hand, if you aim to tap equity to day-trade stocks or to play the cryptocurrency boom, the smart advice is to think again.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2021

People were quitting their jobs to day-trade stocks over the Internet.

From Forbes • May 14, 2015

“I can day-trade these stocks and make money by myself, I don’t need your help to do that,” Horvath says Steinberg told him, speaking slowly and deliberately.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 2, 2014

Of course, anyone hoping to join the day-trade caravan had better wear a seat belt, as Mr. Lindloff’s experience on this Wednesday morning demonstrates.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2010

So while ETFs make it easy to day-trade the whole market around Greenspan's latest remarks, they also make it expensive to invest small amounts.

From Time Magazine Archive

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