Is Trading can be considered as Gambling?

[zidanw]

I don't think they are the same in gambling there is uncertain outcome of the game while in trading you would be able to distinguish the possible outcome by reading the previous charts and the signal indicators.

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[Becky666]

Life is a gambling, so trading as well. We do choose either to gamble or not to take risk at all so I personally consider trading as gambling, they are not just the same on making money but its totally the same for me and it will always be. We make and lose money on both ways, and if we do more greedy then the same result will happen, we will lose money.

Just as "life is a gambling so" also is Trading, that's correct. Well, i can't very vivid differentiate between these two: Gambling and  Trading. This two are more risky and it's advisable to trade that which one can afford to loss likewise in the gambling language. Though there are expert in Trading who sometimes do great in terms of profit taking which in the gambling world we'll depend on luck and not in our skills.

[Cling18]

Winning in gambling is mostly by luck but trading needs enough knowledge in technical analysis to have a smart basis for making wise decisions. They're both risky but the outcome or the result may differ based on our knowledge and experience. Trading needs a broad understanding while gambling needs luck and perfect timing.

[kkaroul4]

Life is a gambling, so trading as well. We do choose either to gamble or not to take risk at all so I personally consider trading as gambling, they are not just the same on making money but its totally the same for me and it will always be. We make and lose money on both ways, and if we do more greedy then the same result will happen, we will lose money.

Just as "life is a gambling so" also is Trading, that's correct. Well, i can't very vivid differentiate between these two: Gambling and  Trading. This two are more risky and it's advisable to trade that which one can afford to loss likewise in the gambling language. Though there are expert in Trading who sometimes do great in terms of profit taking which in the gambling world we'll depend on luck and not in our skills.

As long as you risk something and there's no exact result of what will happen it is considered as a gambling even investment can be considered as gambling.

[aioc]

There are varied opinion on this it could have been a good discussion if there's a poll on this, I can consider trading gambling because not all who trade are making money, there are people losing money on trading and, we have this kind of gambling like sports betting where gamblers analyze the team that they are betting, but they are not guaranteed to win, so are on trading you can analyze but you are not guaranteed to make a profit, you can still incur losses.

[panganib999]

There are varied opinion on this it could have been a good discussion if there's a poll on this, I can consider trading gambling because not all who trade are making money, there are people losing money on trading and, we have this kind of gambling like sports betting where gamblers analyze the team that they are betting, but they are not guaranteed to win, so are on trading you can analyze but you are not guaranteed to make a profit, you can still incur losses.

If you look into the meaning of the word gambling, it defines that it is a games that involve playing money, its either on horses, cards, sports or anything that money will involve. Trading is a kind of profit making but not a game. When you look into the definition of trading, it is a profitable way that buying or selling some orders in order to gain some profits as well as loses. Trading for me isn't consider as a gambking because the more you look into trading it can be consider as work or hobby. Yes, I understand that it involves money but you ain't playing only money but building or constructing some strategies in order to reach and gain the expected profit that you may earn within the time span of your orders. In trading you need to have more strategic opnions and sharp analyzations.

[Taskford]

Many of us are fascinated by the profit we get from Gambling through slot machines, card games, dice, and more. But is it rational to think of trading as a form of gambling especially if someone is not really knowledgeable in technical analysis and just trades their cryptocurrencies?

IMO, trading with the default list cannot be considered as a form of gambling as the odds of winning are completely different. In gambling, there's a probability of winning, but in trading, this probability can be amplified depending on how experienced we are in analyzing the market and predicting where the graph could go depending on the market trend, news, and issues about a particular cryptocurrency.

But there's one feature in trading that makes me believe that it is somehow a form of gambling. If you are partaking in some sort of margin trading such as Futures wherein you amplify your risk and profitability in the form of increasing your leverage and you have the chance to go long and short, it gives me the feeling of a 50/50 win rate whether your predictions will be true or not.

Rationally thinking, trading, and gambling have a key difference:
You need not pay taxes in trading or it depends on the jurisdiction of a country, gambling on the other hand requires us to pay huge taxes. Trading's chance of winning can be increased with experience, timing, and knowledge. Gambling has a fixed chance of winning. And lastly, the chance of losing everything in trading is very low compared to gambling which could make you bankrupted in just a day. What are your thoughts?

Actually it depends on how you take it since there are some critical points that needed to consider about this since mostly if we talk about gambling the one we think are the casinos, but in trading we will think exchanging our assets to other assets to gain profit, But the end point there is we are risking our money and we will tell that its a gamble and we can risk to lose any of those. So for that its up for us on how we take those two comparison since for me both of them is the same.

[3meek]

In gambling, you are gambling against a casino, and the odds of winning are not great, especially when it comes to the long term, where the player always loses in the end... The same can be said for trading, where you play against the algorithms of the exchange, and in the long run a few percent of traders can make money!

[bitcoin31]

If we comparing the risk we know the more risk if you play gambling but in trading the risk is also there but not like in gambling is who have high risk but the good to this is you will earn money in a short period of time only but you lose also money fast. Both trading and gambling have risk and have own advantanges and disadvatanges it depends your luck and strategy if you are going to lose or earn.

[lienfaye]

It has similarities but it depends on what kind of trader you are. There are traders who dont have concrete plan and strategy to follow and just going with the flow depending on the current trend on the market. These kind of traders are likely to lose their money for not exerting an effort to learn. Its like gambling for not knowing the outcome resulting to a small chances to gain.

On the other side there's a way to maximize the possibility to be a successful trader and that is giving yourself a time to learn by gaining knowledge and through experience. Anything that we're not certain for the outcome can be considered gambling but trading is different in a way that you can do something to not lose your capital unlike in gambling that is relying more on luck.

[Rodeo02]

It's depend on what kind of trading you are doing . Spot trading no, I cannot call this as gambling it is like buying and selling and you will not lose all your money in spot trading it may lost its value but still there are chance to recover it.
trading that looks like gambling to me is the future trading where you bet and predict where the market will go and your money can disappear if you make a wrong prediction in just a day. It will lessen the risk if you know how read chart.

[n0ne]

Trading can be considered as gambling when the trader does the buying and selling based on random picks. Pro traders always have certain ideology and the learning about the market whereas the Beginners always follow the luck. With trading the experts and the beginners prediction at times succeed and loses unexpected. This is the reason people always relate trading with gambling.

[smyslov]

There's money involved and people are buying because of speculation, they are both gamblings, trading is not a quick and easy profit venture they worked like sports betting you have to fully analyze all the subjects and come out with the best possible results, we mean possible but not guaranteed, but if there are guaranteed profit then it's not gambling.

[DevilSlayer]

It's depend on what kind of trading you are doing . Spot trading no, I cannot call this as gambling it is like buying and selling and you will not lose all your money in spot trading it may lost its value but still there are chance to recover it.
trading that looks like gambling to me is the future trading where you bet and predict where the market will go and your money can disappear if you make a wrong prediction in just a day. It will lessen the risk if you know how read chart.

I'm a trader and also a gambler and for me trading is not the same as gambling. The truth is the view of the persons through it are different to each other and for me you can only considered trading as gambling if you do not know what you are doing. For example you enter in a trade wherein you do not have conviction or reason why you bought that certain cryptocurrency then it is considered as gambling. Trading is a game of rules wherein you should have plan in different scenarios in order for a certain trader to react easily when the market moves. The risks can be lessen if you know what you are doing wherein you know your RRR or the risk reward ratio and of course the allocation that you will put in trading or in gambling.

[kramchers]

Trading is not the same as Gambling, because in gambling most of the time you rely on luck while trading is not, instead
you are analyzing the chart in the graph of when to buy and sell in which you think is the right time to do it. But there is risk because
its money involve too just like in the gambling platform.

[toast]

yes also there's trading gambling such as binary options well all of the things are mostly considered as gambling. investment, sports betting, trading, casino all of them are considered as gambling.

Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration, risk, and a prize.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling

[Chrystora123]

As Betting refers to predicting the outcome of a future event, people who place bets try to win money by carefully predicting the outcome of a betted event. While Betting is not so risky and uncertain, Gambling on the other hand depends entirely on the theory of probability (based of luck).

in theory, trading is more inclined towards betting (because based on skill and analysis then produces predictions).  A professional trader will make predictions and analyzes before deciding to make a purchase or sale, but trading can lead to gambling when the trader does not have analytical skills and only relies on his/her luck..

[akirasendo17]

for me, it is consider gambling because you are using money and at the same time you lose money when you bought something and its value goes down,
putting money on a stock, is consider betting, and betting is considered gambling right?
as long as you put your money into something, that has a chance to gain profit or loses its gambling.

[plvbob0070]

They have their similarities like what you have mentioned but for me, they are somehow on a different level so I don't consider them as something really similar. They both have risk and you either win or lose when you trade or gamble but I guess I can say that we can assume that trading is like gambling but gambling is not like trading. Trading is like gambling because you are risking your money for the aim to earn profit but gambling is not trading because it does not require market analysis and such.

[FaucetKING]

You've explained it already, in gambling there's a huge risk to lose the whole amount that you're using to play slots and dice with but in trading it depends on your choice, the graph and the analysis. I'm sure that trading can be considered gambling when traders just jump into the exchangers without any knowledge or experience, it's clear that there's a risk pourcentage that could lead into a loss but in general, gambling's risk is higher than the trading involved risk, that's the difference.