InvestorsHub Logo
Followers 721
Posts 61829
Boards Moderated 0
Alias Born 05/15/2006

Re: nickr1351 post# 64821

Monday, 08/03/2009 3:27:10 AM

Monday, August 03, 2009 3:27:10 AM

Post# of 127409
Get a margin account. Then it goes by day trades, not when money clears. If margin and over $25K then as many trades as you want. If under $25k then limet 4 daytrades a week. A day trade is defined by the SEC as a sell of a stock the same day you bought it. If you buy Monday, then sell that stock Tuesday, and rebuy it again Tuesday, still not a daytrade. The sell of the stock Tuesday of the stock you bought Monday is considered a liquidation by the SEC, not a day trade. What you buy has to be sold the same day to qualify it for a day trade. Get a margin account. Saves a lot of grief. A number of years ago I had about $40k in my account with a cash account. I threw out the SEC rules and traded as much as I wanted until one day I had over $500k in unsettled funds. I got a phone call. They shut my account down for 90 days.
Get a margin account.