It just got easier to place rapid-fire trades in stocks and options, as “pattern day trader” restrictions start going off the books at brokers like Robinhood Markets and Webull.

For the past 25 years, day traders of stocks and options in the U.S. needed to have $25,000 sitting in their accounts. If they didn't, they could only execute three day trades over a five-day period, ...

For more than two decades, one single number has quietly defined who actively trades in U.S. markets: $25,000. That’s the minimum equity a retail investor must maintain to freely day trade under the ...

Webull and Robinhood shares jumped over 10% after SEC decision Backers say rule change democratizes market access for small traders Critics warn rule change could increase risky trading and losses for ...

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - A regulatory ⁠move allowing ⁠smaller, everyday investors to engage in more day trading could ⁠spur impulsive, high-risk "YOLO", or ...