FINRA is getting rid of the 2001 Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule and replacing it with new intraday margin requirements. Here’s what it means for day traders and brokerage firms.

A Securities and Exchange Commission move to axe a decades-old rule aimed at damping risky trades could encourage small investors to get even more active in the U.S. stock market. Retail brokerages ...

For more than two decades, one single number has quietly defined who actively trades in U.S. markets: $25,000. That’s the minimum equity a retail investor must maintain to freely day trade under the ...

The SEC is replacing the 25 year-old Pattern Day Trader rule with a new system focused on real-time risk. The change could encourage small investors to take more risk. This voice experience is ...

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 ...

FINRA will remove the $25,000 minimum equity requirement for pattern day traders starting June 4, 2026, introducing intraday margin monitoring instead. Brokerage firms will track account equity ...

A decades-old requirement that locked smaller investors out of active trading has been replaced with a more modern system, and it takes effect in about 45 days. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Robinhood (HOOD) received a price target increase to $115 from $105 at Mizuho following the SEC’s elimination of the $25,000 pattern day trader rule minimum, which previously blocked 80% of ...

On April 15, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) that fundamentally restructure the regulatory framework governing day ...

A rule that labels frequent traders and requires them to have a minimum of $25,000 in their margin accounts will soon be eliminated, which bodes well for broker dealers. Shares of likely beneficiary ...