Most sources define a trader as an individual who engages in the buying and selling of assets in financial markets (stocks, bonds, derivatives, currencies, etc) either for him/herself or on behalf of another person or institution. The most imporatnt feature that differentiate a trader from an investor is the duration of such operations; Investors tend to hold for a longer-term, while traders tend to hold assets for much shorter periods and capitalize within short-term trends. A good trader sh...
