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my account's been labeled as day trader and i got a big margin call. what should i do? what trades can i place in the blocked period?
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the sec considers a day trade to be any trade that is opened and closed within the same trading day, and considers a day trader to be any trader that completes 4 or more day trades within 5 business days. if so they would label you day trader and in the us you are required to have at least $25k in your account. maybe that's why they require you to add more money to your account? see more at day trading restriction on us stocks and wikipedia - pattern day trader.
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