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Pattern day trader

In the United States from 2001 to June 2026, a pattern day trader (PDT) was a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) designation for a stock trader who executed four or more day trades in five business days in a margin account, provided the number of day trades was more than six percent of the customer's total trading activity for that same…

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Pattern day trader

Nodes17
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Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
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Pattern day trader

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related to Requirements and restrictions · 13
Pattern day trader → Cross, Day, Deadline, Each, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, In, Margin, NYSE, Pattern, Restrictions, This, Under, USD
related to Definition · 5
Pattern day trader → FINRA Rule, If, Margin Requirements, New York Stock Exchange, Rule

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day margin trading rule pattern account trader equity days minimum finra five required meet trades cash business must requirements accounts

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Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionFINRA Rule0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionMargin Requirements0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionNew York Stock Exchange0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionRule0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionIf0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsUnder0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsNYSE0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsIn0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsDay0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsUSD0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsMargin0.60section

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