Is there a difference between buying shares in the stock exchange and gambling?

[MinerHQ]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

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[mark coins]

the only difference betweek stock exchange and gambling i know is in stock exchange you dont control your money as you are only waiting for the stock market if it rises or not while in gambling you control how much you want to bet in each roll/play

[hua_hui]

there is a huge different in stock exchange n gamble. stock exchange is usually depends on what is their decision and you predict whether it will be positive or negative. by looking up at news, you can roughly predict better in outcome. whereby gamble is mainly depend on luck.

[ndnh]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

Yeah, trading stocks could make money in the long term provided the person is not blindly buying and selling stocks (If he does, that is equivalent to gambling). If he does his homework and invests in stocks that he considers a good pick - growth or value buying, his investment could grow.
Investment.

Gambling is just luck (unless you play at a rigged casino )
Entertainment.

The common element in both is risk. But both are completely different things altogether.

[Nobitcoin]

Gambling is straight up based on luck whilst trading in stocks require background knowledge of the market and how likely the price will rise or drop.

[lemipawa]

yes there is a difference since acquiring a a shares of stocks makes you like a part owner of the business and you get dividends after that, while gambling does not earn money like acquiring a a shares of stocks, you earn based on how much you staked and how lucky you are.

[OrientA]

In long term, if you study the shares carefully and then invest, you can make profit. The overall stock index always rises in long term. One reason is the inflation. It is difficult to beat the inflation.

[WhatTheGox]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

Stock exchange is more like poker where if you do your homework and practice enough its possible to make money long term.  Im sure there are many examples in the stock market where almost nobody could make mony though.

[EternalWingsofGod]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

A stock exchange is a risk but unlike gambling there is a likelihood of guaranteed return if a stock has dividends, Blue-Chips tend to run for years without issues while volatile assets mean high returns and risks.
So in the long run it would be far more likely to have a positive gain in stocks than one in gambling if invested properly.

[Erza]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

I think you are misunderstanding about gambling and investing. Gambling is pure on luck when you played on it and buying stocks is a great investing and buying some investment is always long run to go. Both of them are in different class. And gambling not always you will end losing, sometimes you will up and sometimes you will down, depends on yourselves to play it

[chennan]

Well when it comes to investing money, I would have to believe that if you do your research, are always in tune with the current news of things, and understand the basics of economics; then anyone could do just fine trading in the stock market... the thing is, is that if you are playing for the "long run" stocks, you would have to hear about something long before it becomes very popular.  There are probably a few stocks out there that are really unknown right now, but what the company provides is such a good nitch that no one has done before and there for will sky rocket with time to come.

I currently don't have any money invested into stocks as of right now, but if I were to guess on what type of companies will blow up within the upcoming years, it would have to be the cannabis pharmaceutical companies... It is such a nitch that hasn't been filled before due to legalities and the continuing legalization of pot and companies that are perfecting the use of CBD to cure certain illnesses; which would ultimately lead atleast one company into one of the primary stocks to hold.

[altcoinhosting]

Also, by buying stock, you're supporting the development of a company. By gambling, you're just using the company's end product...

I would invest in stock, but i'm not a big fan of gambling myself (altough i have gambled small amounts now and then).

[btcdevil]

definitely their is a lot of difference between buying shares in stock market and gambling, stock market buying shares is you calculate about the company performance and its values and assets then you buy that company shares  that it will give you high return on long term, but in gambling it is split in two types - if you play in casinos like dice , roulette in this definitely you will be losing in short and long term but if you are gambling in sports betting then it is same like shares buying because you prepare full report about the match played between teams and their performance. then you play on that match .

[nickenburg]

I think there is a big difference between betting and stocks.
Because with gambling there is always someone profiting of someone else his losses!
And gambling is created to make money and it's just in our nature to want to take risks.

But with stocks of course you take a risk to, but I think you have way more control.
That is why there are a lot more people successful with investing then gambling

And lets take poker it's a skill based game but there is also gambling/luck involved.
But you need skills to win consistently, is different from gambling, because gambling only takes luck!

That is why I would rather invest in stocks then gamble my money away!

[edmundduke]

Not even sure how one could compare the two because they are so different. You dont really have control in gambling as it is all chance based. (depending on the game ofc). As for stocks, if you know what to do it is possible to make a pretty much guaranteed profit. All it takes is patience and knowledge.

[Betwrong]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

I think buying shares in the stock exchange and gambling have a lot in common because in both cases luck is a factor. However, IMO buying shares in the stock exchange, if you know what you are doing, is a much more reasonable thing than gambling. Because in gambling the situation when "you know what you are doing" is a self-deception basically.

[FanEagle]

Stock are something you don't control by your own hand, so you can't predict, similarly to gambling, but gambling you can rush it, stocks are slower

[zetaray]

If you don't know anything about the stock market and you buy shares, it's same as gambling. If you do study the company and economy, it's investment.

[BTCevo]

Gambling is straight up based on luck whilst trading in stocks require background knowledge of the market and how likely the price will rise or drop.

I think it is hard for newbie to start doing some investment, wrong pick you will be busted but with gambling although you are not in luck you can still earn it but not that much

[cazkooo]

I think stock exchange one can make money in the long run but in gambling most likely every one will lose money. What you guys think?

It is the same actually buying stocks is always a gamble because few months ago even the shares of apple inc went down and make some speculator lost some amount. The different with gambling is that you can take profit when you feel you get enough and exit if you think you lose enough