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by brianwawok 3423 days ago
You can make more than 100% going to the slot machine at the casino.

The difference between gambling and trading is not that big. Trading has more ways where you can get an edge over the house, but it is not that different from poker or slot machines.
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samfisher83 3423 days ago
If you make a million spins of $1 each you will end with $800000 or whatever the state law is regarding payout. In general an index fund will go up since most economic policies are geared toward inflation.
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brianwawok 3422 days ago
HFT is not an index funds. No relation.
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samfisher83 3422 days ago
You were talking about stock market vs slots and that is what I am talking about.
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brianwawok 3422 days ago
You cannot tell me what I was talking about because you aren't me :)

Trading is HFT. For anyone else, you should buy an index fund and never touch it.

Day trading is a really bad HFT and bad gambling.

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