The 4 main types of trading include scalping, day trading, swing trading, and position trading. Scalping is a day trading strategy that involves the opening of different trade positions in a short period.   Day trading is the practice of opening a trade position in the morning and closing the same trade position before the end of the trading session. A stock exchange guarantees a trade.   On the other hand, position day trading is a long-term trading strategy where an investor or a trader will open a trade position and leave it open for as much as 6 months or more.   Lastly, swing trading is similar to position trading, only that an investor or trader plans to capture short to medium-term potential profit over a period of a few days.