I know they have a facility called Margin trading.However, I would like to know more details on this.
A scenario based response from an expereinced trader would be highly appreciated.
It would be helpful if somone can throw some light on the strategies of intra-day trading
Also what does the term "short" mean in stock trading?
Thanks

Especially since you apparently don't understand investing. If it were easy, why would people go to work? Learn how to invest the right way and prosper!


I do not know the laws in Canadian Stocks. You should consult a lawyer before you daytrade in Canada.
If you daytrade in the United States of America by Law you will get a Credit Line of at least $100,000.00 (This is called a margin account)
However, if you don't have assets of at least $75,000.00 (For example, a $25,000 car and a $50,000 property) that you can sell in case things go wrong I strongly suggest you NOT TO DAYTRADE ON MARGIN WITHOUT LIMITING YOUR LOSSES TO A MAXIMUM OF 25% (This means you will only lose your original $25,000)
If you want I can email the Daytrading Laws.
Do not listen to cgimwei.
You need at least $500 to open a brokerage account in Scottrade.com
Example 1:
You cannot invest all your money in just one company. Therefore we are going to invest $225 in each company.
You buy 10 shares for $225 in Wal-Mart
You buy 10 shares for $225 in Target
Let's say you got lucky and both stocks actually went up 5% that day.
Your stocks are now worth $236.25 ($11.25 Profit)
However, you already paid $7 when you bought them and you need to pay another $7 when you sell them
Therefore in this example you actualy lose money.
You also need to consider you have to pay taxes on your capital gains. (Consult your Accountant before you start daytrading)
If you need more detailed advice about daytrading drop me a line.

According to the NYSE definition of "day trading" the sale of an existing position from the previous day is a liquidation. The repurchase of that position is the establishment of a new position. It is not subject to day trading margin requirements.
If you are using a cash account, settlement rules would still apply.


Also if you are looking for an online broker, I use Scottrade, they are very cheep $7 trades for market and limit orders.
Hope this helps.
If I buy stocks worth of 10K today and sell them off later in the day, making a profit just say of $10,500 and I want to trade the next day using those funds…will I be able to use tht money? or do I have to wait like 3 business days?-I am not on margin or options.
Thanks.
even if i buy the same stock?
like if i buy and sell apple today..can i buy apple tomorrow using those funds?


The traders have all the news well before you do, so if you are trying to nickel and dime your way to riches by picking a little spurt to long here or a little sag to short there, don't–they've already done it and moved on by the time you spot it.
Also, be very, very careful of the proportional share you trade with, compared to the larger account value. I was trading potatoes once, um, a while back, and some rich guys tried to steer away from a long-established trend. I got a margin call during one of their 'force it' moves and the brokerage confiscated my whole account value and sent me a bill for the rest. Instead of paying off my mortgage, I was paying on my debt for two years. Without the extra traffic, the general trend was right and I would have profited nicely–but I didn't have enough reserve for when it suddenly went radically against me. I do have one consolation, though, something like 90 millionaires got caught in a still larger default, and several dozen went to jail.
Feel lucky that your account balance is "slowly decreasing"–things could be much worse. Check the charts for agricultural spreads and straddles, many of the patterns I used to rely on don't work any more, but see if you can find some of your own, then play it safe. If nothing else, go to currencies and short the dollar and go long on almost anything else. Good luck.
For instance, if I think NASDAQ is going to be 1,200 by the middle of November, can't I use November or December expirations, buy them now while they are relatively cheap?

E-mini's trade just like the full size contracts, except the dollar value is smaller and so are the margins. Everything you do with a futures contract you can do with a mini contract, you'll just make/lose less money had have lower margin requirements.
1) available at low or no cost
2) would allow me to import a list of 100 stocks
3) would alow me to set up a dummy margin account where I could practice short sellin stocks
4) would NOT expire like after 30 days

If you need help with your investments there are many Financial Advisors or Portfolio Managers that can help you.
If you trade on your own it is very likely you will lose money.
I can advice you too.
If your car brokes you don't fix it yourself. Do you?



