A dot-com crash-era rule protecting small investors from day trading just died — here's the history lesson Wall Street wants you to forget

FINRA is getting rid of the 2001 Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule and replacing it with new intraday margin requirements. Here’s ...
Investopedia

Pattern Day Trader (PDT): Definition and How It Works

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
NerdWallet

The $25,000 Day Trading Rule Ends June 4

A change is coming to pattern day trading rules that will make it easier for small retail investors to get in the game. Here's what to know. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are ...
Yahoo Finance

SEC Eliminates $25,000 Pattern Day Trader Rule in Retail Trading Overhaul

The SEC on April 14 approved FINRA's proposal to eliminate the $25,000 minimum equity requirement for pattern day traders. This removed one of the most persistent barriers to retail market ...
Morningstar

Day trading is about to get a lot easier for beginners. Things could get ugly.

Finra voted to change its pattern day-trading rule, which would allow investors with smaller account sizes to trade actively Retail investors may soon be able to day trade regardless of how much they ...
Traders Magazine

FINRA Approves Overhaul of Pattern Day Trading Rules, Opens Doors for Smaller Investors

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)’s Board of Governors has approved a major overhaul of its pattern day trading (PDT) rules, marking a critical shift in how active retail trading ...
Seeking Alpha

You no longer need $25,000 to day trade freely

A decades-old requirement that locked smaller investors out of active trading has been replaced with a more modern system, and it takes effect in about 45 days. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...