Lose weight fast; get rich quick I always chuckle when I see ads which promise quick results with one simple purchase. Who actually loses 30 pounds in one month? And if by chance they do, those 30 pounds might very well be back on their waist a short time later. So many promises are too good to be true. And so it is with the stock market and day trading. There are many books and online courses...

The first step in short selling is for a day trader to advise their broker that they wish to borrow a certain number of shares in a stock. In most situations, a broker will lend those shares. The day trader will in turn almost immediately sell those shares and then very carefully begin to monitor their screens. To be successful in short selling, the day trader must purchase back those shares at a lower price than...