Round trip trades pattern day trader
FINRA implemented the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) Rule 4210, which defines day trading as executing four or more round trip trades within any rolling five business day period for accounts with less than $25,000 in equity. This basically means accounts under $25,000 are restricted to three round trips within a five-day period. A pattern day trader is a regulatory designation for traders or investors that execute four or more day trades during five business days’ time and in a margin account. The number of day trades must constitute more than 6% of the margin account's total trade activity during that five-day window. What it means to be labeled a PDT Your account will be labeled PDT if you execute 4 (or more) round-trip day trades within 5 business days provided the number of day trades is more than 6% of your total trades in that account for that same five-day period. You need only meet this criteria one time to become designated a PDT.