Any margin account that executes four or more day trades/round trips within a rolling five business days has shown a pattern of day trading. The account will be flagged as a pattern day trading account and subject to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Pattern Day Trading Rules.
If you have a cash account, you have settlement criteria to deal with in addition to pattern day trading.
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