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[QUOTE="Macaroon, post: 2175132, member: 94849"]
Absolutely correct. I've done both. The stock market is now pretty corrupt - lots of insider dealing and companies' accounts useless for estimating how good the company is.  One UK carpet company went under and it was discovered that every order they had was treated as a sale...even if the order was then cancelled! In addition share prices are manipulated by orders which slowly force the price up or down, encouraging people or computers to suddenly start selling or buying,  and then a killing can be made.

Mind you, trading is greater fun than playing poker as it's much more varied - I did it through CFDs (Contracts for Difference) with direct entry into the market. But you can do it only during trading hours. You can gain entry into foreign markets of course to extend the hours but that's risky for an amateur unless he has expert knowledge in some field.

Spreadbetting the currencies is also great fun and doesn't have to cost a lot and is what I would recommend for anyone starting out - that can be done on a technical basis most of the time - graphs, averages etc, although understanding the political implications is also a help (I just did the technical stuff).

However I do not do any trading now as it does require constant study - every day you need to check what's happening in your specialist field. Poker is easier and even if you're bad you can do it without losing a lot. Trading shares requires you to put more at risk.
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