Scalping is a short-term trading style in financial markets that involves making a large number of trades over a short period, usually from a few seconds to a few minutes. The primary goal of scalping is to achieve small profits on each trade from minor price fluctuations.

Scalpers often use large position sizes and aim to minimize risk by closing positions quickly after achieving minimal profit. Scalping requires high concentration, quick decision-making, and the use of specialized strategies and tools, such as high-frequency trading (HFT) and algorithmic trading.