day-trader

A form of day trader — 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.

Meanings

nounday-trader (plural day-traders)

plural day-traders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of day trader.
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