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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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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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Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionFINRA Rule0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionMargin Requirements0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to DefinitionNew York Stock Exchange0.60section
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Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsNYSE0.60section
Pattern day traderrelated to Requirements and restrictionsFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority0.60section
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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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