Intraday Trading

Trading Basics

Buying and selling securities within the same trading day. All positions are squared off before market close, with no overnight holding.

Related Terms

The lowest price at which a seller is willing to sell a security. Also called the offer price. The d...

The weighted average cost at which you purchased shares of a stock, calculated by dividing total cos...

One-hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%). Used to describe small changes in interest rates, yield...

The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a security. Together with the ask price, it forms th...

The commission or fee charged by a broker for executing buy or sell orders. Discount brokers in Indi...

Current Market Price. The latest traded price of a security on the exchange. Used as the reference f...