PDT rule — Pain Points (Archive Scan)

Generated 2026-03-25 14:54  ·  Subreddits: r/stocks, r/investing, r/Daytrading, r/wallstreetbets, r/options  ·  7 raw posts collected from archive

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#1PDT rule will not be removed on February 28th, instead SEC wants to consider it until March 14th now.
r/wallstreetbets ▲ 0 💬 134 pain: 3 Neutral
#2PDT Rule Change Has Been Delayed By The SEC
r/options ▲ 0 💬 13 pain: 4 Very Negative
#3PDT rule amendment
r/Daytrading ▲ 0 💬 7 pain: 3 Negative
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PDT Rule Change Has Been Delayed By The SEC
r/options ▲ 21 💬 13 2026-02-01 pain: 4 Very Negative
[Notice of Designation of a Longer Time for Commission Action on a Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 4210 (Margin Requirements) to Replace the Day Trading Margin Provisions with Intraday Margin Standards](https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/finra/2026/34-104732.pdf) Accordingly, the Commission, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act,7 designates April 14, 2026, as the date by whic…
Positive▲16 · Wouldn’t it be nice to be on a cash account where cash settles instantly instead of overnight? That’s a margin account.
Negative▲2 · damn, so many people were counting on this. SEC gonna SEC i guess
Negative▲2 · People should never borrow money to trade, that's like the cardinal sin of trading.
PDT rule will not be removed on February 28th, instead SEC wants to consider it until March 14th now.
r/wallstreetbets ▲ 272 💬 134 2026-02-17 pain: 3 Neutral
Last year news said that FINDRA proposed to abolish the PDT rule. PDT rule means you have to have at least $25000 to daytrade when you have been flagged as violating the PDT rule. Several weeks ago news said that the proposal will be determined by SEC by Feb. 28th since the proceedings have to end within 45 days of proposal. According to the [old document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents…
Positive▲306 · Can’t let the poors have fun
Negative▲144 · If and when they do approve this, there’s gonna be so much more loss porn getting posted
Positive▲125 · They should consider letting me have my fun
PDT rule amendment
r/Daytrading ▲ 5 💬 7 2026-02-24 pain: 3 Negative
Guys what do you think the likely chance that the SEC passes this amendment? Ik NASAA is trying to cockblock this sht hard talking about some “worried about retail traders” bullsht. Like having one trade a day on cash account or 3 trades a week on margin account Jst makes the pressure and trading worse for most traders. Be fr this is a solvency thing they are worried about, in a country like this …
Negative▲5 · Just trade futures, no PDT rule.
Positive▲2 · The PDT rule is antiquated and the markets have been making tons of new rules to modernize themselves. Who know if this will pass or not, but I think there is a decent chance this will follow the tren
Positive▲2 · True That. Risk Management is the last lesson traders learn. Have to learn it through multiple blown accounts, only real way. Stay small and hit many base hits. I trade lots of Debit Spreads and take
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⚠️ North American Securities Administrators Association Appears To Be Against PDT Rule Change
r/options ▲ 20 💬 33 2026-02-07 pain: 2 Positive
Original Letter: [https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2025-017/srfinra2025017-700527-2197854.pdf](https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2025-017/srfinra2025017-700527-2197854.pdf) Gemini Summary: [Summary From Gemini](https://gemini.google.com/share/5163f0d931af) Guys I need you to be cautious - we have a firm who is protesting against the PDT Rule change in is current form. I am seriously conce…
Neutral▲14 · If my reading between the lines is correct, the main objection is not that YOLOers will go broke, it's that their broker/dealers will be left holding the bag when the YOLO can't cover their margin cal
Positive▲12 · Nothing you can do, but let’s be real, that rule was a misguided attempt to protect everyday people from predatory behavior on Wall Street… I don’t really think in our current climate they give a damn
Positive▲10 · Well, the FINRA minimum account value for portfolio margin is $100k, so good luck to these prospective daytraders with less than $25k.
Submit and View Comments On PDT Rule Review
r/options ▲ 3 💬 0 2026-02-14 pain: 2 Neutral
**View Comments here!** [https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/public-comments/sr-finra-2025-017](https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/public-comments/sr-finra-2025-017) **Submit your Comments here!** [https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2025-017/notice-filing-proposed-rule-change-amend-finra-rule-4210-margin-requirements-replace-day-trading#no-back](https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2025-0…
SEC has extended approval deadline of the removal of the PDT rule
r/stocks ▲ 20 💬 16 2026-02-17 pain: 1 Positive
According to the [old document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00519/self-regulatory-organizations-financial-industry-regulatory-authority-inc-notice-of-filing-of-a) the PDT rule would be removed by February 28th. However the document has been updated, extending the deadline to March 14th. The [new document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/02/2026-02003…
Neutral▲17 · **"Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys"** If this passes this is going to make sooooo many Americans poorer
Positive▲8 · Eh…. Libertarian left entering the chat. We don’t need a nanny state. We are grownups. It’s much better to have people get chopped up trying to day trade with $1000 vs building their accounts to $25k,
Positive▲6 · Sure, but more than 25x the people will likely be day trading lol. We have barriers to entry for a reason, just like how we have age barriers to gambling and other life ruining things lol
If you're jumping through hoops for a PDT workaround, there's probably a simpler way
r/Daytrading ▲ 3 💬 1 2026-02-24 pain: 1 Positive
I see and hear a lot about frustrations around the PDT rule, and recently saw some advice given as a work around. It made me think about why people would choose to **make things so difficult for themselves**. For those who don't know, the PDT rule is a regulation that limits how many day trades you can make if your account is **under $25,000**. You're allowed a maximum of three day trades within a…
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