day trading

noun

The act or practice of buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day.

Meanings

nounday trading (countable and uncountable, plural day tradings)

plural day tradings · alternative day-trading

  1. countableuncountableThe act or practice of buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day.
verb

alternative day-trading

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of day trade
Cite this entry
APA

day trading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20trading

MLA

“day trading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20trading. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day trading,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20trading.

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