retail trader
Small-scale seller
A retail trader is an individual who buys and sells securities—stocks, options, currencies—using personal funds rather than trading on behalf of an institution.
Distinguished from institutional traders at hedge funds or banks, retail traders typically trade smaller volumes through brokerage accounts: Retail traders piled into meme stocks during the GameStop frenzy.
The term can carry a dismissive connotation among professionals, suggesting amateur status.
- investorOne who allocates capital
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- market orderInstant execution trade request
- limit orderPrice-specific buy/sell instruction
portfolio · market · shares · amateur · speculation · buy · sell · stop loss · volatility · charts · profit · loss · commission · margin · candlestick · ticker · meme stocks · GameStop
- tradersmerchant, vendor, dealer, wholesaler, importer
- investorsinvestor, angel investors, institutional investors, co-investor, value investors
retail traderinstitutional investor
Entity investing pooled capital
hedge fund · hedge fund manager · market maker · fund manager · portfolio manager
retail traderwhale
Huge sea mammal
smart money · big money · Wall Street · insider · floor trader
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