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Deutsche Aktien Xchange | DAX |
Germany's primary stock index, tracking the performance (dividends added in) of the 30 most actively traded stocks on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. |
Day Order |
With stocks, a request from a customer to buy or sell a stock, that, if not cancelled or executed the day it is placed, expires automatically. For example, with a day order to buy a stock at $50 or better, and the stock never rises above $50, the order is not filled and expires as worthless. See also good-till-cancelled order. |
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Day Trade |
The opening and closing of a position in the same trading day, in order to profit from short-term changes in price. |
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Day trader |
A trader who makes many trades through a trading day, buying and selling positions in order to profit from short-term changes in prices. Duration of trades is a few minutes to a few hours, and rarely held overnight. Day trading is considered high risk because there is no guarantee that price will move in the short term desired direction, and transaction costs mount up with this more frequent trading style. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Dealer |
An individual who acts as a principal or counterpart to a transaction. Principals take one side of a position, hoping to earn a spread (profit) by closing out the position in a subsequent trade with another party. In contrast, a broker is an individual or firm that acts as an intermediary, putting together buyers and sellers for a fee or commission. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |
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Day Trading |
Refers to positions which are opened and closed on the same trading day. |