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		Mikeb85 on Dec 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither sh... Trading stocks on public markets is like playing poker where 95% of your opponents are professionals. You can win, you just have to be damn good. If you're not that good, don't bother coming to the table.

steveax on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

If you look around the table and can't spot the mark, it's you!

ac1294 on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

Poker is a zero-sum game (it's actually even worse if the house takes a cut). Trading stocks is not zero-sum; it is possible for everyone to win.

Mikeb85 on Dec 2, 2013 | [–]

It's not possible for everyone to beat the market, which is what counts if you treat it like poker.

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