Scalper - trader earning profit on insignificant (minimal) changes in the price (rate).
someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper"
a high volume trader who is looking for small winners
A person who attempts to profit from arbitrage.
Person who buys up collectible products with the sole purpose of reselling said products to the collectors for a profit. Please don't contribute to the problem by scalping toys. Buy what you need for yourself and your friends. Leave the rest for another kid or collector to find.
A person who tries to profit from the differences in odds from book to book.
A person who is generally found on the trading floor and who gets into and out of positions rapidly. A scalper seeks to garner very small profits as frequently as possible during the trading day. For instance, a scalper will initiate purchases only fractions below the last transaction price and then seek to sell at only a fraction above the last traded price. Scalpers do, from the standpoint of the other market participants, produce liquidity for the broader market.
The Forex market trader earning profit on insignificant (minimal) changes of the price (Forex rate).
A floor trader who buys and sells quickly to take advantage of small price fluctuations. Usually a scalper is ready to buy at the bid and sell at the asked price, providing liquidity to the market. The term "scalper" is used because these traders attempt to "scalp" a small amount on a trade.
A bettor who tries to profit from a match by betting on both sides at different prices from different sports books.
Someone who plays one book off against another by betting on both competitors in an event at odds which will ensure a profit whatever the outcome.
Betting both sides of a game to earn a profit
US term for a bettor who attempts to profit from the differences/variations in the odds from bookmaker to bookmaker by betting both sides of the same game at different prices.
A trader who trades for small, short-term profits during the course of a trading session, rarely carrying a position overnight.
A speculator using live data on a fully electronic trading exchange or a trader on the trading floor of an exchange who buys and sells rapidly to take advantage of small price fluctuations, holding positions for only a short time during a trading session. Typically, a scalper will stand ready to buy at a fraction below the last transaction price and to sell at a fraction above, thus creating market liquidity. Scalpers buy and sell often; therefore, they make it possible for others to enter or exit the market quickly. The term scalper arises from the fact that these traders attempt to "scalp" a small amount on a trade.
One who attempts to profit from the differences in odds from book to book by betting both sides of the same game at different prices.
Someone who buys figures specifically to resell. Seeks out the rarest or most popular figures, then sells them soon after at a large markup. Most damaging the collector's market in the short-term.
A speculator on the trading floor of an exchange who buys and sells frequently, holding positions for only a short period of time during a trading session. In liquid markets, scalpers stand ready to buy at the minimum price change (tick) below the last transaction price and to sell at a tick above.
A speculator who sells, at every opportunity, to make a fractional, one-point , or two-point profit
A short term-trader who buys and sells throughout the day in order to profit from small price changes in a security. Scalpers contribute greatly to the liquidity of the market.
speculator on the trading floor of an exchange who buys and sells rapidly, with small profits or losses, holding his positions for only a short time during a trading session. Typically, a scalper will stand ready to buy at a fraction below the last transaction price and to sell at a fraction above, e.g., to buy at the bid and sell at the offer or ask price, with the intent of capturing the spread between the two, thus creating market liquidity. See Day Trader, Position Trader.
A speculator on an exchange floor who trades in and out of the market on very small price fluctuations. The scalper, trading in this manner, provides market liquidity but seldom carries a position overnight.