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Re: Books and Day Traders



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I agree with your definition. They margins are much less for day trading.
-----Original Message-----
From: Greatelto <Greatelto@xxxxxxx>
To: planeacres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <planeacres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: Books and Day Traders


>Perhaps we should define "day trader" and not confuse it with "short term
>trader".  I consider day trading to be just that....establish a position
and
>be out of it before the end of the day.  Short term traders may hold a
>position a few days, a week, a month, a few months.  If my memory serves me
>correctly, day trading requirements (put up, margin, etc.) are somewhat
>different than the requirements for a short term trader.  Maybe someone out
>there can clarify this point.
>
>So, if we use this definition of day trading in conjunction with this list,
I
>still do not know of a successful day trader who wrote a book that would
"help
>us."
>
>Jerry
>