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Can I buy and sell on the same day?

Written by Alison Perkins
Updated over 11 months ago

For holdings in Shares and ETFs, you'll need to choose whether you want to place buy orders or sell orders for it on any given day the US markets are open.

In simple terms, you can't place both a buy order and a sell order for the exact same investment on the same trading day. You'll need to pick one action for that day!

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