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Day Trading Rules Day-Trading Rules Summary of the Day-Trading Margin Requirements The rules adopt the term “pattern day trader,” which includes any margin customer that day trades (buys then sells or sells short then buys the same security on the same day) four or...

Day Trading Rules

Day-Trading Rules Summary of the Day-Trading Margin Requirements The rules adopt the term “pattern day trader,” which includes any margin customer that day trades (buys then sells or sells short then buys the same security on the same day) four or more times in five...

Margin Trading

Margin Trading Margin trading refers to the process of borrowing funds from TradeStation in order to leverage your available capital to trade stocks and options. Margin accounts are required if your trading will include short-selling stock or writing options, and you...

Options

The Basics What is an Option? An option is a type of security that grants the trader the right to buy or sell an underlying asset. The underlying instrument is commonly a stock, but options can also be traded on a variety of ETFs and futures. There are two types of...