Poker vs Trading

[Technically Fundamental]

Am I the only person that sees zero correlation?

 

[trader_dante]

Am I the only person that sees zero correlation?

Yes.

There is a huge correlation.

But I don't have time to go into it. Read up on it, on the web.

Start here: The education of a speculator - Google Book Search

 

[Technically Fundamental]

Ahhhhh... as in the money management and psychology.

I used to work in a casino. I thought they were drawing parallels between statistics and the markets. I was driving myself crazy.

 

[glyder]

Am I the only person that sees zero correlation?

Also check out zen & the art of poker. reads like trading philosophy if you substitute the word trading for poker
Some of Vic Sperandeo's books explain the similarity too. He was a pro poker player, as was the bloke who formed IG Index and several of the market wizards.

Zen and the Art of Poker: Amazon.co.uk: Larry W. Phillips: Books

 

[case777]

A slight correlation. Poker being about 100 times more difficult than trading.