Re: options (finance)
If you think about it, *almost* everything in life are parallel with poker [discipline, go with your gut, hard work etc].
Anyway, a lot of young poker players are going to realize that even though there are similar characteristics between poker and investing in the stock market, the minor differences between the two fields are enough to make the transition difficult. The most obvious one is the level of importance of decision-making.
In poker, making good decisions and avoiding mistakes will make you moneys in the long run. In trading, this concept becomes exponentially true. The reason is the amount of money you must risk in relation to your bankroll [or portfolio] to make a healthy profit. For example, a bad decision in a hand won't hurt your profits that much but buying the wrong stock can wipe out a huge portion of your profits.
Lastly, patience is a virtue in poker and investing. However, in poker, if you lose patience and start playing bad/making wrong decisions, at least you will get paid off your image in future hands. Mr. Market doesn't give a damn about your image.
Disclaimer: this is coming from a self-employed guy so perhaps it might not affect those working for firms/hedge funds, where you actually get a stake for your play [100% risk-free obv].
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