Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Finra voted to change its pattern day-trading rule, which would allow investors with smaller account sizes to trade actively Retail investors may soon be able to day trade regardless of how much they ...

Capital requirements often stop many beginners in their tracks. You want to trade, but then you hear a dozen different numbers. One person says you need a small fortune. Another says you can start ...

Day trading and swing trading are exciting ways to play the market. Those with an expert’s touch can not only feel the ebb and flow of the market but also make significant profits from trading it. But ...

Day trading is an active investment strategy that involves buying and selling securities within a single trading day. The goal is to profit from short-term market fluctuations. However, while the ...

It could get easier for anyone to start day trading soon — but should they? This week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it had voted to change its pattern day-trading rule.

Day trading options is a popular strategy for traders who seek to take advantage of short-term market fluctuations. Options are financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the ...

There are many ways to make money. Some require years of study, education, and training, while others might need more luck and black magic. Swing trading and day trading probably fall somewhere in the ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

Day trading can be profitable for a select few, but the data suggests most traders will lose money. Fact checked by Stella Osoba Ever watched a TV series or a movie where a trader appears to make ...

If you’re a day trader or a prospective one, you’ll definitely want a brokerage that fits your needs. Unlike buy-and-hold investors — who access the market infrequently — day traders need to optimize ...