Day trading can be very rewarding or very risky. Many times, you can make a huge profit, or suffer a huge loss depending on your trading risk level.
No, after-hours trades do not count as day trades. Day trades are trades made during regular trading hours, typically between 9:30 am and 4:00 pm Eastern Time. After-hours trades occur outside of these hours and are considered separate from day trades.
According to my research there are places in which you can participate in online currency trades. If you are interested and qualify you can participate in the trades.
There are several stock trading companies that do online adn offline trades with a broker. One of these companies is Scottrade.
Scottrade, (and not Scott Trades) is a company that deals with online trading and online investing. Scottrade began in 1980 in Scottsdale, Arizona as Scottsdale Securities.
Inexpensive, simple online exchange-trades can be found at Forex Trading. You can also find them on marketwatch.com, moneymagpie.com and scotttrade.com
Yes, margin interest is typically charged on day trades if you are using a margin account to trade stocks.
The maximum number of day trades that can be made with a cash account is three within a rolling five business day period.
One can find more information about free online trades at Nabtrade. This website provides more information as well as options that one might be looking for.
There are a number of online sources one can use to find information on online trades. Broker sites will have information of the different types of trades available and the costs involved. There are also a number of specialist sites that offer advice on how to select an appropriate trading account. Finally general information sites such as Wikipedia and HowStuffWorks offer a more general overview of online trading.
You can learn about online currency trades from http://www.forex.com/. They have tutorials, webinars, and practice trades so you can learn what you doing before you start trading with actual money.
The cost of online trades through Fidelity is $7.95 per trade for stocks and options. There is no cost per trade for bonds or secondary market transactions for U.S. Treasury bonds.
Yes, there are online trade schools available. Ashmore College, for example, provides many courses online for trades.