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What is day trading futures and the benefits of that

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Day trading is the strategy of buying and selling a futures contract within the same day without holding open long or short positions overnight. Day trades vary in duration; they can last for a couple of minutes or, at times, for most of a trading session. It takes lots of knowledge, experience, and discipline to day trade futures successfully.  The benefits of day trading futures As an equity trader, have you ever been stuck in trading due to a day trading violation? or have you ever missed an opportunity due to short selling restrictions? Missed opportunities can be costly, so we'll look at some of the restrictions in the United States for day trading cash equity products and compare that to day trading futures . Minimum Account Size A pattern day trader who executes four or more round turns in single security within a week is required to maintain a minimum amount of equity in their brokerage account. But a futures trader is not required to meet this minimum account size. Therefo