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If I remember correctly, when you buy and sell stocks there's a two day waiting period for the transaction to clear. So if that's the case, how do people day trade? Is there a way to note yourself as a day trader so that this rule does not apply? How do folks deal with it?

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Vjeplt!


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Og zua fu vjot xovj iraovz uqvoupt zua dep hiv iyisdotif op e xez vjev deatit zua tuni qsucmint.


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