What does "day trader" mean?

A person who practices the short-term investment strategy of trading stocks or other investment instruments by selling any given security during the same market day within which it was purchased.

What is a synonym for "day trader"?

Common synonyms include: scalper, scalpers, traders.

Day trader

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Noun

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A person who practices the short-term investment strategy of trading stocks or other investment instruments by selling any given security during the same market day within which it was purchased.
"CNBC's reaction is colored by its stressed-out day trader's focus on the short term."

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scalper scalpers traders

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"CNBC's reaction is colored by its stressed-out day trader's focus on the short term."

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