I have fixed some of the anto day trading bias in the st para but there is work to be done  I do not see why the activity is any more risky than any other trading  If you are dealing in cars in tomatoes or say stocks and shares then all these can be risky  especially so if you do so with a loan from your bank or broker  And margin trading is just that a loan from your broker  Losses are common but so are gains not just occasionally  And of course professionals ie successful day traders and banks do day trading also   It does not just refer to Joe Soap bored househusband risking the housekeeping money