day trader
noun
: a speculator who seeks profit from the intraday fluctuation in the price of a security or commodity by completing double trades of buying and selling or selling and covering during a single session of the market
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Throughout the day there was some garden variety intraday choppiness, but nothing that would have alarmed investors that weren’t day traders.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 June 2025
The day trader sat down with all of his ex-girlfriends during the March 10 episode of 'The Bachelor'
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Grant Ellis’ exes gathered ‘round to spill the tea.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The retail investment boom surfaced during the pandemic, when day traders turned to playing markets amid nationwide shutdowns.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 May 2025
In the March 24 finale of The Bachelor, the day trader, 31, picked Juliana, 28, as his final rose recipient and fiancée.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 June 2025
The day trader sat down with all of his ex-girlfriends during the March 10 episode of 'The Bachelor'
Comments
Grant Ellis’ exes gathered ‘round to spill the tea.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The retail investment boom surfaced during the pandemic, when day traders turned to playing markets amid nationwide shutdowns.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 May 2025
In the March 24 finale of The Bachelor, the day trader, 31, picked Juliana, 28, as his final rose recipient and fiancée.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Day trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trader. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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