scalping

Meanings

• Noun

  The practice of buying and selling securities or commodities rapidly, usually on the same day or intraday, to profit from small price changes.

  - "Scalping is a common practice among day traders."
  - "The scalper bought and sold the stock multiple times in one day to make a profit."

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Synonyms

resell , sieve

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scalping
hapling , mapping , clapping

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Variants

List of all variants of scalping that leads to same result
scalp , scalped , scalper , scalpers , scalping , scalps

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'scalping' originated from the practice of selling the scalps of Native Americans as a form of payment during wars in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Trivia

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1. Scalping was banned in the United States during the Great Depression due to its association with market manipulation.

2. Some scalpers use complex algorithms to make trades faster than human traders.

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Related Concepts

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1. Day Trading: Scalping is a type of day trading where small profits are made from intraday price movements.

2. High-Frequency Trading: Scalping involves rapid buying and selling of securities, making it a form of high-frequency trading.

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Culture

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Scalping has been a controversial practice in financial markets due to its association with high-frequency trading and market manipulation.

How to Memorize "scalping"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a day trader rapidly buying and selling securities to make small profits.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'scalping' with rapid buying and selling of securities.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sell quickly, profit from small changes' to remember the meaning of scalping.

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