For the past 25 years, day traders of stocks and options in the U.S. needed to have $25,000 sitting in their accounts. If ...

The pattern day-trading rule is going away on June 4, but retail investors should understand the risks.

On June 1, Robinhood announced changes in line with new Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules that replace ...

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 ...

An early 2000s rule intended to protect small investors from the risks of day trading is no longer. The Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule was established in 2001 by the Financial Industry Regulatory ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has made it easier to day trade, which is good for discount brokers but could be risky ...

Lightspeed says it successfully completed the industry transition to the new intraday margin trading framework that replaces ...

A federal regulator just gave investors who buy and sell frequently its blessing to trade, with one less rule to worry about—and the news is lifting the stocks of companies that could benefit. Now ...

Trading strategies can be as unique as fingerprints. The approaches taught by coaches and other traders aren't always transplanted as is. Students often take tips and ideas from a thesis or pattern ...

Interactive Brokers tops our list, which we evaluated on platform functionality, margin rates, trading costs, and key tools active traders rely on for fast execution.

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 ...

Investors were previously restricted from day trading if their brokerage accounts were valued at less than $25,000. For many years, day trading was reserved for professional traders and wealthy ...