Psychology: Professional Trader, or professional gambler?

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by OPTIONAL777, Jun 16, 2003.

  1. Maybe to you...not to me, partner. lol
     
    #61     Jun 17, 2003
  2. dbphoenix

    dbphoenix

    Irrelevant to the thread.

    Or has the subject of the thread changed?
     
    #62     Jun 17, 2003

  3. Well, you have a point, there. I think this thread was originally
    meant to elbow Nitro. But, you know how that goes. So, I'll
    stop posting and we'll let the subject get back to nitro.
     
    #63     Jun 17, 2003
  4. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    Hence the problem....you cant change how people view your trade, you can only change how their view affects you...peace
     
    #64     Jun 17, 2003
  5. Yea...I'm kind of like dotslashfuture. I just try to shrug it
    off.
     
    #65     Jun 17, 2003
  6. dbphoenix

    dbphoenix

    Why not start another thread on what the difference is between gambling and speculating and which is more closely allied to trading?
     
    #66     Jun 17, 2003
  7. Just an interesting quote:


    "When I was young people called me a gambler. As the scale of my operations increased, I became known as a speculator. Now, I am called a banker. But I have been doing the same thing all the time"


    Ernest Cassel
    Banker to Kings


    From "The Education of a Speculator" by Victor Niederhoffer
     
    #67     Jun 17, 2003
  8. nitro

    nitro

    No no no!!!!!

    Keep fighting amongst yourselves!!! In fact, go to the GOD thread if you want to see more "Im' right you are wrong" tales.

    nitro :cool:

    BTW Breakout, FWIW, I think you have a healthy trading perspective...
     
    #68     Jun 17, 2003
  9. I am shocked that you wouldn't want attention to shift back to you. I was sure you like nothing better than to be the center of attention, good or bad attention.
     
    #69     Jun 17, 2003
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    #70     Jun 17, 2003