Investing can be gambling or risky as trading

You mean he was wrong about sell offs having low volume? Es only did like 50 million contracts on Aug 24th.

I would have given him one more chance since he posted the Motorhead video......but I'm like 1 step from being tossed outta here myself by a certain mod....who am I to talk.
 
Strictly speaking, gambling is when you chose to play zero-expectation or negative-expectation games, that is, games in which you have no advantage. This describes all casino games with the possible exceptions of poker (if you are the most skilled player at the table) and blackjack (if you can successfully count cards without being detected by the house).

Trading becomes gambling for those who don't have a validated trading plan. Except for your broker and his ubiquitous commissions, there is no house you're playing against. Therefore nobody with a guaranteed advantage against you. Small fry can compete with the big fish if they are smart enough and determined enough to succeed. That's why I love trading.
 
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privatebrokers said:
Trading is a form of gambling.

Insurance company are taking a gamble or taking risk when they sell you insurance.
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1. Only "improper/poor trading" is gambling.

2. Insurance companies are NOT taking a gamble when they sell insurance.

"Proper trading" is like counting cards in Black Jack.... better, actually. (And we all know counting cards works so well, casinos that even suspect you of card-counting soon give you the bum's rush.)
 
globalarbtrader said:
Now the OP is banned, I am curious as to whether people believe they can define the difference between 'investing' and 'trading'.

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There is zero difference.

"Investing" = "inheriting stock from your great aunt Martha, then dying with it in your estate, passed on to your heirs".

All other is "trading"... some with a short-time horizon.... some with a long-time horizon". If you buy... and then at some time later, sell... you are a trader.... regardless of how long you held it.

There are no growth companies to invest in, only growth periods.
 
Trading is a very risky thing. Here you need to feel the supply and demand, to comply with an adequate money management. And investing thanks to its advantage which is a freedom of financial resources is a very effective way of increasing the profit.
 
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