Difference between a trade and an investment ...

[tickmagnet]

Both are money extraction mechanisms from average folk.

 

[SunTrader]

Trade - long OR short (those who didn't mention that 2nd option obviously don't trade) for short term gain/income.

Investment - income AND/OR appreciation.

 

[IamaMars]

In my opinion, both of these areas can generate quite a large income. At the same time, each of them requires serious enough knowledge of the market to allow you to find a way out of a difficult situation and, in total, to get the most important thing, why we come to the market - money. Trading and investing also require initial capital. I would say that trading is a more active work, investing is a passive way of earning. But I know people who are equally successful in these areas of business and, accordingly, they get double profit.

 

[ElectricSavant]

Trading is dating.
Investment is marriage.

ES

 

[geedy]

A trade
- can press BUY or SELL button first. Then press the other button later.
- a trade can last for few seconds to few years
- can earn tons of money from it

An investment
- can only press BUY button first. Then SELL button later.
- an investment can last for few weeks to few years
- can earn tons of money from it

Best explanation there is. Trade yields profit faster, while proper investment takes years to make something meaningful.

 

[Nobert]

"Speculation" is an operation to profit from the difference between the sale and purchase prices of an asset. An asset has come - an asset has gone. Regardless of the time between these two actions.

Word ,, Specularis " , in Roman latin , a spy/scout.

 

[lovethetrade]

Trading is a process and subset of investing whereas investing is the allocation of capital towards an asset or venture with the aim of deriving a return.

You trade stocks but you invest in the stock market.

 

[vincentnyc]

Trading is dating.
Investment is marriage.

ES

i don't marry any stocks. i don't fall in love with them for any reason. i only date them. i will stay with them as long as they make me money. if not, i will dump them and replace them with another stock!

 

[murray t turtle]

Trading is dating.
Investment is marriage.

ES

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Good illustration;
not that every investment is as complicated or as costly or as ''long'' as marriage.LOL-LOL,,.

 

[SunTrader]

And DayTrading is ... wham bam thank you ma'am.