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, ...

Eliminating this rule could boost trading volumes at Robinhood.

On June 1, Robinhood announced changes in line with new Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules that replace ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has made it easier to day trade, which is good for discount brokers but could be risky for investors.

An early 2000s rule intended to protect small investors from the risks of day trading is no longer. The Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule was established in 2001 by the Financial Industry Regulatory ...

The $25,000 Pattern Day Trader rule is officially gone as of June 4, 2026. SEC and FINRA replace it with new intraday margin rules.

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 ...

The SEC is replacing the 25 year-old Pattern Day Trader rule with a new system focused on real-time risk. The change could encourage small investors to take more risk. This voice experience is ...

(FLASH FRIDAY is a weekly content series looking at the past, present and future of capital markets trading and technology. FLASH FRIDAY is sponsored by Instinet, a Nomura company.) The SEC’s approval ...

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