I consider them 'traders'. 

@Shin Nishikawa Right now it is still difficult for foreigners to get financing from Japanese banks.

Japanese mind set :)WE just make our money pay our tax's and try to stack cash so we can provide it others and rent the money for a fee :)

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...The real threshold questions are: do you have Japanese permanent residency? 

This is where the "retail trader" pays $1000 to a firm to prove themselves as a competent trader for 2 months and then is given $50K to trade.

Hey Vessi - I would love to hear about the tools you are using as well.I worked for decades as a trader at top tier Wall Street firms before focusing on Real Estate PE.

Because there have been such significant gains in the markets this year (unless you are a bond investor😬) fund/asset managers and stock traders will likely do some portfolio rebalancing in January, selling winners, and locking in tremendous 2024 gains.

I am not Satoshi Nakamoto but Satoshi Nakamoto literally translates to "Central Intelligence" in Japanese.

And they did it for years before my family bought that ranch.Many my age born in the 50s we did work in Ag in the 60s  I lived in Cupertino CA and I cut Cotts in the summer.. thats splitting apricots in half and laying them on a big wooden board to then dry naturally in the sun out doors.. hard to find REAL dried apricots these days U can still find them in Trader Joes though.. 

Day traders are not exempt unless they elect mark-to-market (MTM) accounting, which eliminates wash sale tracking but taxes gains as ordinary income.To manage taxes, track trades closely, avoid overlapping purchases, or consider MTM election if trading actively.