A change is coming to pattern day trading rules that will make it easier for small retail investors to get in the game.

Margin trading is when investors borrow money to buy stock. It’s a risky trading strategy that requires you to deposit cash in a brokerage account as collateral for a loan, and pay interest on the ...

With the intraday margin rule, a day trader could use more of their money actively instead of stashing a large chunk in their margin account just to meet the minimum requirement. This could make it ...

Buying on margin means borrowing money from your broker to purchase stock. It sounds simple, but there are serious risks to consider. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Sometimes, investors may find that there are more investment opportunities out there than they have funds available for. In other cases, investors may have unusually high confidence that they’ve found ...

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Investors who want to borrow money from a brokerage to buy securities do it through margin trading. Unlike a regular cash account, where you can only make purchases with the money you have on hand, a ...