股民 (gǔ mín): stock investor; share trader

After the stock market surged for several days in a row, many new stock investors rushed to open accounts and enter the market, hoping to earn their first pot of gold.

That veteran stock investor has been through many bull and bear cycles; facing today's sharp drop, he remained remarkably calm and did not sell off blindly.

Xiao Li was originally an ordinary office worker; since he started trading stocks last year, he calls himself a seasoned stock investor, and every lunch break he stares at his phone checking market quotes.

Regulators remind stock investors at large not to readily believe so-called inside information and to carefully study a company's fundamentals before investing.

After retiring, Auntie Wang became a full-time stock investor, sitting in front of her computer at exactly 9:30 every morning to watch the market—her life actually became busier than before.