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When the term scalping is used in trading securities, foreign exchange and commodities they mean the legitimate method of taking advantage of the price gaps which are small between two markets. They ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Investopedia / Michela Buttignol Scalping is a trading strategy geared toward profiting from minor price changes ...

There was an old Saturday Night Live sketch, which featured a fake ad for First Citywide Change Bank, a bank that only made change for its customers. “If you have a $10, we’ll give you two $5’s,” the ...