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Day trading can be profitable for a select few, but the data suggests most traders will lose money. Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives ...

Day trades refer to transactions in which a trader opens and closes positions on the same trading day. Unlike long-term ...

95% of day traders lose money, indicating high risks in short-term trading strategies. Long-term, buy-and-hold investing in ETFs increases chances of profit over time. Day trading incurs high tax ...

For day trading options, traders often use strategies like the straddle (buying both a call and a put at the same strike price) to profit from volatile moves, or spreads to manage risk.