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 ...

$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 ...

Capital requirements often stop many beginners in their tracks. You want to trade, but then you hear a dozen different numbers. One person says you need a small fortune. Another says you can start ...

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 ...

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.

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. If you wanted to day trade stocks or options in the U.S., you had to abide by the pattern day ...