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The term “day trading” refers to the frequent purchase and sale of stocks throughout the day. Day traders hope that the stocks they buy will gain or lose value for the short time they hold that stock, ...

Proprietary trading, often called prop trading, is when a firm or individual trades financial instruments using their own capital instead of client funds, aiming to generate direct profits. Unlike ...

Leveraged trading with spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs) isn’t for everyone. It certainly won’t form the core of a strategy for most MoneyWeek readers. However, for some people, short ...

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