day-trader
Short-term investor
A day-trader is someone who buys and sells financial instruments—stocks, options, currencies—within the same trading day, closing all positions before the market closes.
The strategy aims to profit from small price movements rather than long-term growth.
Day-trading requires constant attention to markets and carries significant risk: He quit his job to become a day-trader but lost his savings within six months.
Ownership stakes in corporations
- forexCurrency trading market
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
indices · NASDAQ · NYSE · S&P 500 · Dow Jones · securities · shares · crypto
Transaction-facilitating service
- platformRaised flat structure
- order bookRecord of pending trades
- hotkeysKeyboard command combinations
- direct accessUnmediated connection to something
scanner · screener · simulator · real-time data · commission · fills · limit order · market order
Market forecasting via statistics
- chartsVisual data displays
- candlestickWax cylinder support
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- supportTo uphold or sustain
resistance · trend · indicators · moving average · RSI · volume · liquidity · gap
Resale at inflated prices
quick flip · pips · spread · execution · breakout · reversal · winner · home run
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
exposure · stop-loss · drawdown · overleveraged · margin call · risk management · capital preservation · wipeout
Duration on digital displays
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
FOMO · burnout · grind · full-time · self-employed · home office · morning routine
equities
Ownership stakes in corporations
commodities · indices · NASDAQ · NYSE · S&P 500 · Dow Jones · securities · shares · crypto · ETFs
brokerage
Transaction-facilitating service
- platformRaised flat structure
- order bookRecord of pending trades
- hotkeysKeyboard command combinations
direct access · scanner · screener · simulator · real-time data · commission · fills · limit order · market order
technical analysis
Market forecasting via statistics
- chartsVisual data displays
- candlestickWax cylinder support
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
support · resistance · trend · indicators · moving average · RSI · volume · liquidity · gap · swing
scalping
Resale at inflated prices
quick flip · exit · pips · spread · execution · breakout · reversal · winner · home run · arbitrage
leverage
Borrowed capital for amplified returns
- marginEdge of a page
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
liquidation · exposure · stop-loss · drawdown · overleveraged · margin call · risk management · capital preservation · wipeout · gamble
screen time
Duration on digital displays
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
psychology · FOMO · burnout · grind · full-time · self-employed · home office · morning routine