Whether you're a novice investor venturing into the day trading arena or a seasoned trader seeking to broaden your horizons, understanding the fundamentals of pattern day trading (PDT) is crucial. You ...

The best online trading platforms for day trading offer low costs, fast execution and free quality research. Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, Schwab, Webull and Firstrade make our list.

Day trading presents an intriguing opportunity for astute investors seeking to explore new avenues in the financial markets. And a new rule change recently approved by the Financial Industry ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

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 ...

There was a time years ago when the only people able to trade actively in the stock market were those working for large financial institutions, brokerages, and trading houses. The arrival of online ...

“X marks the spot” might be true for treasure maps, but on stock charts, the W is the letter some traders look for. W pattern trading is a common strategy employed by swing traders looking for trend ...

Pattern day traders must maintain $25,000 equity to trade due to high risk. Exceeding day trade limits triggers margin calls, restricting further trading. Once labeled a pattern day trader, the status ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...