Some of the best futures traders came from the blackjack tables as former pros. Not saying trading is gambling, however they do have some damn fine skills already which can be tailored for trading. Nobody has made casinos go bankrupt faster than Trump, that is until one pro gambler called 'The Whale' hit the strip.
Bear Stearns had a serious Bridge culture, Ace himself was a big player and a lot of senior MDs were too. You'd get pulled into a game of rubber if you happened to stay late and knew how to play. While wishing him well, I'd take his story with a big grain of salt. Unless he's been playing at some casinos that lack modern amenities, I can't imagine anyone making a serious amount of money counting cards in the modern setting (multiple decks, mid-game reshuffles, very astute dealers and computer-assisted tracking).
Well your an idiot and your good at grammer and you judge all by grammer as its all your good at, because your an idiot. Grow up, stop trolling, your an idiot. P.s. His writing reads better than yours anyway!
See like a said complete idiot! Surely you can find a grammy forum and disgust grammy over there, where grammie would count.
Hmm, thank's for pointing out. Though there is a difference between being anal and maintaining a minimum standard of accuracy. This poster obviously has no clue about the spelling of grammar as he has spelled it incorrectly multiple times.
You have one of the BEST backgrounds for success. Trading the markets is like counting cards in blackjack. IOW.... in card counting you're looking to know "when the deck is in your favor, then get the money out." When the deck is against you, don't bet or bet smaller. Market is the same. You'll need to learn when the market is favoring a play, then get the money out. (Disagree that card counting in black jack is "gambling with an edge". I suppose it's a matter of semantics, but I see card counting, poker, and market trading as games of skill, not gambling.)
Agree with everything you said in general re BJ and card counting. Only OP knows whether he fabricated a story or not.