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 ...

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 ...

People who buy and sell, or sell and buy, frequently, risk picking up a label that triggers financial requirements many can't meet. Those requirements could get easier to handle if major ...

US regulators are finalizing plans to replace a controversial rule that would dramatically lower a threshold for retail investors to trade equities and options more often. The Financial Industry ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently voted to overhaul the Pattern Day Trading (PDT) rule, which required a $25,000 minimum account balance to execute four or more same-day ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is preparing a proposal that would significantly lower a threshold for retail investors to engage in frequent trading of equities and options, according to ...

$25,000 is the magic number. It's how much you should have in your brokerage account when you day trade (buy and sell the same security on the same day). It's fine to day trade here and there with ...

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 ...

If you’re a day trader or a prospective one, you’ll definitely want a brokerage that fits your needs. Unlike buy-and-hold investors — who access the market infrequently — day traders need to optimize ...

It could get easier for anyone to start day trading soon — but should they? This week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it had voted to change its pattern day-trading rule.