The Securities and Exchange Commission has made it easier to day trade, which is good for discount brokers but could be risky for investors.

Eliminating this rule could boost trading volumes at Robinhood.

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The SEC is replacing the 25 year-old Pattern Day Trader rule with a new system focused on real-time risk. The change could encourage small investors to take more risk. This voice experience is ...

An early 2000s rule intended to protect small investors from the risks of day trading is no longer. The Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule was established in 2001 by the Financial Industry Regulatory ...

The $25,000 Pattern Day Trader rule is officially gone as of June 4, 2026. SEC and FINRA replace it with new intraday margin rules.

For many years, day trading was reserved for professional traders and wealthy investors — not just figuratively but because of a restriction known as the pattern day-trading rule. Essentially, ...

Robinhood traders have one more reason to celebrate the Fourth of July.

(FLASH FRIDAY is a weekly content series looking at the past, present and future of capital markets trading and technology. FLASH FRIDAY is sponsored by Instinet, a Nomura company.) The SEC’s approval ...

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - A regulatory ⁠move allowing ⁠smaller, everyday investors to engage in more day trading could ⁠spur impulsive, high-risk "YOLO", or ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...