Day Trading was primarily the domain of professional private investors and financial firms but, in recent decades, because of the influence of the World Wide Web, has become the domain of casual stock market traders making the most of their technology.
There are small brokerage firms available to individuals that specialize in providing individuals who choose to use Day Trading with real-time quotes and terminal information.
Despite this, only individuals with stock exchange experience and/or knowledge of intricate stock structures, such as currencies, contracts, options.
For the most part, Day Trading is done and should only be done by individuals who can afford to risk a great amount of money and status in the stock market. Because of the nature of Day Trading, involving very quick decisions concerning very large amounts of money, Day Trading should not be taken lightly by anyone, from professional to casual traders of the stock market.
Therefore, since this trading strategy can be highly risky and dangerous, any and all investors engaging in the activities of Day Trading should trade these positions with the funds they can actually, and thereby ultimately, afford to lose.