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Return of Day Traders Drives Rise in Volume

in News on September 17, 2009 at 8:40 am PT

Even as mom-and-pop investors sit out the rally, short-term players–including some classic individual day traders–appear to be making a comeback. Trading volume surged 14 percent or more last month from July at online brokerage firms Charles Schwab Corp., TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. and E*Trade Financial Corp. Electronic trader Knight Capital Group Inc. also posted a 7.7 percent increase.