HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Day tradeThe financial definition for Day trade:Also known as a "daylight trade." The purchase and sale or the short sale and cover of the same security in a margin account on the same day. Similar MatchesBalance of tradeBalance of tradeNet flow of goods (exports minus imports) between two countries. Basket tradesBasket tradesRelated: Program trades. Block tradeBlock tradeA large trading order, defined on the New York Stock Exchange as an order that consists of 10,000 shares of a given stock or at a total market value of $200,000 or more. Further SuggestionsBlock traderChicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Counter trade Crossed trade Dividend trade roll or play Exchange Traded Funds Favorable trade balance Click to compare definitions of Day trade Click to view definitions beginning da |