Trading glossary · general

trader

Someone who buys and sells to try to profit from price moves.

The fuller meaning

A market participant who buys and sells over shorter horizons than an investor, from intraday to weeks, aiming to profit from price moves. Good traders plan entries, stops and size before acting, keep a journal and judge themselves by process over many trades.

trader.

Related words

asset · broker · buyers · chart · day trader · entry · filter · forecast · historical data · instrument