Lowering the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) minimum threshold from $25,000 to $2,000 would create a more inclusive and equitable trading environment, enabling retail investors with smaller accounts to participate in day trading without unnecessary financial barriers. The current $25,000 requirement disproportionately favors wealthy individuals and institutions, effectively excluding everyday traders
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Hello, I am a student who is interested in trading. PTD rules force me to use riskier trading products (futures/options/kalshi/etc) instead of buying selling equities. Most of my strategies surround the S&P but because I cant trade the S&P more than a couple times a week I am forced to used riskier products that fit my needs. Please change this rule!
If the rule was really meant to "protect" people from losing money, they wouldn't allow gambling in this country. The rule forces people to put more money into brokerage accounts than is really necessary. It also creates a socioeconomic barrier to becoming a trader.Hopefully someday they reconsider it
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Have you ever thought about how online stock trading works? Once you hit enter on an order to buy or sell a stock, what happens next? There might be more steps in the stock trade process than you realize.
As announced by The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and the national options exchanges, due to the National Day of Mourning on January 9, 2025, the Contrary Exercise Advice (CEA, also known as “Expiring Exercise Declaration” or EED) cut-off time for options that expire on January 9, 2025, will be modified as follows:Option holders will have until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on January 9, 2025
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Hello, I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this issue. The premise behind the day trading rule is based on protecting the investor, but this limits a lot of small investors from learning the trade. Let's be honest here, there's a lot of "day traders" who aren't successful because they are gambling. Well, at least with the stock market, people are able to make
