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 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Buying across the group of stocks markedly outpaced sales with chatter in popular day trader chatrooms pumping up the outlook for the movie theater and homes-good retailer. 
Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 On the day that Celsius froze withdrawals, Martin Robert, a day trader in Henderson, Nev., was preparing to celebrate his 31st birthday. New York Times, 5 July 2022 Securities traders need to have $25,000 on deposit with a U.S.-based broker to achieve pattern day trader (PDT) status. Robert Green, Forbes, 20 June 2022 But officers were there to deliver unthinkable news: Her son, an introverted and successful day trader and computer whiz, was shot and killed by police at his home a day earlier. Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Mohammad Hormozzadeh, a 31-year-old day trader in Brooklyn, N.Y., was one of those investors who directly registered shares. Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022 Brokerage apps like Robinhood, in concert with investing communities on Reddit and Discord, gamified stock trading and attracted a new cadre of investors with a different agenda than the traditional institutional investor, or day trader. Scott Nover, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2021 Karla Lu is a former civil engineer originally from Lima, Peru, who is now a day trader in the Valley. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2021 The story explained the factors at play that would make a millennial quit his or her job to become a day trader. Keira Wingate, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021 See More
Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 On the day that Celsius froze withdrawals, Martin Robert, a day trader in Henderson, Nev., was preparing to celebrate his 31st birthday. New York Times, 5 July 2022 Securities traders need to have $25,000 on deposit with a U.S.-based broker to achieve pattern day trader (PDT) status. Robert Green, Forbes, 20 June 2022 But officers were there to deliver unthinkable news: Her son, an introverted and successful day trader and computer whiz, was shot and killed by police at his home a day earlier. Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022 Mohammad Hormozzadeh, a 31-year-old day trader in Brooklyn, N.Y., was one of those investors who directly registered shares. Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2022 Brokerage apps like Robinhood, in concert with investing communities on Reddit and Discord, gamified stock trading and attracted a new cadre of investors with a different agenda than the traditional institutional investor, or day trader. Scott Nover, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2021 Karla Lu is a former civil engineer originally from Lima, Peru, who is now a day trader in the Valley. Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2021 The story explained the factors at play that would make a millennial quit his or her job to become a day trader. Keira Wingate, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above