"Gambling" has negative connotations. So people who don't kick the tires or look under the hood might think an acquaintance who dabbles at TS is trapped in an inevitable dysfunctional spiral, like other behavioral addictions.
But there are more than gamblers and speculators at TS. There are traders. And what separates the traders from the gamblers is the driver to trade--namely, information (over impulse). Now there certainly is noise--in any market--as well as information, so that leads to negative expected profits. But there is also informational advantage. And data modeling.
So what's the difference between the securities markets and TS? Besides tied-in dollars, not too much, I'd say.
I'm curious about this: "trading, economics, politics, sports, religion, and whatever politicians and journalists who don't support the First Amendment might not prefer us to be chatting about."
ReplyDeleteIs there a serious move by any journalists or politicians to prohibit online chatting? Or online wagering? I'm not sure if they're the same thing.
---drugtest
drugtest, thanks for commenting and pointing out the stilted language. i was trying to say that some politicians and journalists don't support the First Amendment; i.e. they wish to squelch some discussion of some topics.
ReplyDeleteand we should discuss them here freely!