Trading & investing
Scalping
A trading strategy involving rapid, frequent trades over very short periods.
Scalping is a short-term trading strategy where traders aim to make small profits from rapid, frequent trades over minutes or seconds.
Approved short definition: A trading strategy involving rapid, frequent trades over very short periods. Example: Repeatedly opening and closing positions within seconds or minutes to capture small price changes may be considered scalping. Do not use: Do not use scalping as a general term for day trading, frequent trading or any position held for a short period. Do not imply that scalping is permitted on eToro. Aliases / search terms: Scalp trading; scalp trade; scalper; rapid trading; very short-term trading; high-frequency short-term trading Related terms: Day trading; Trading strategy; Position; Spread; Market volatility
Also known as: Scalp trading, scalp trade, scalper, rapid trading, very short-term trading, high-frequency short-term trading