Difference Between Poker and the Stock Market

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ok but the apptitude one needs for poker is the same apptitudes necessary to be a successful investor.

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Nope. Do I have to play the Warren Buffet trump card? In fact one of the successful "traders" in one of the Market Wizards books (forget which one) states he was a terrible poker player.

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Am I really the only guy here who plays poker professionally?

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I don't see the relevance.

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Just because you can find people that are good investors and terrible poker players doesn't mean some of the skills/approaches aren't shared between both poker and investing. Others, like hand reading or stock valuation, obviously aren't shared.

For example, a large part of poker is emotional control/keeping it together during downswings. Emotional control is a huge part of trading/investing - try trading with the sheep mentality, selling whenever you hear bad news and get slightly scared - and see the types of returns you get!

I'm sure there are a lot of other examples

edit: for clarity, I don't know how to communicate