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Translations:      FR  daytrading (n.m.) , spéculation au jour le jour (n.f.) , spéculation sur séance (n.f.)     ES  day trading (n.m.) , trading intradía (n.m.)     DE  Day Trading (n.n.) , Tageshandel (n.m.) 

  Concise definition of the term day trading

The term day trading describes the act of buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day, so that all positions are closed before each trading day’s market close.

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Ask price  •  Bid price  •  Bid-ask bounce  •  Bid-ask spread

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How to Day Trade for a Living (3. edition)

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