The shift to commission-free trading and the stay-at-home environment of 2020 helped usher a new army of day traders into the stock and equity-options markets. How will this influential cohort affect markets now that they account for a share of volume that rivals hedge funds?

Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, discusses this, the upcoming elections, and other market topics.

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The shift to commission-free trading and the stay-at-home environment of 2020 helped usher a new army of day traders into the stock and equity-options markets. How will this influential cohort affect markets now that they account for a share of volume that rivals hedge funds?Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab, discusses this, the upcoming elections, and other market topics.Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-14/mysterious-mega-flows-rotate-through-world-s-biggest-tech-etf">Mysterious Mega-Flows Rotate Through World’s Biggest Tech ETF</a><a href="%20https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-12/day-trader-options-action-is-yet-again-spotted-in-nasdaq-surge">Day-Trader Options Action Is Spotted Yet Again in Nasdaq Surge</a>

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Hosts Mike Regan and Vildana Hajric are joined each week by expert guests to discuss the main themes influencing global markets.

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Army of Day Traders

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