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 ...

Thursday marks the first day that the Pattern Day Trader rule no longer applies to accounts under $25,000 — the most ...

The long-standing Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule will be removed on Thursday, June 4, replacing the $25,000 minimum equity ...

For many years, day trading was reserved for professionals and the wealthy - not just figuratively, but because of a restriction known as the pattern day-trading rule. Essentially, individual ...

Violating the pattern day trading rule can be a costly mistake for active investors. For the uninitiated, it can result in trading restrictions or a locked account. And when that happens, any holdings ...

Q1 2026 earnings call recap: 36% revenue growth, $100M buyback, PDT rule change catalyst (June 4), and self-clearing timeline—read now.

IG North America, an online derivatives trading provider, is working with the US regulators to modify rules around pattern day trading, according to CEO JJ Kinahan. JJ Kinahan “We’re working with the ...