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It's all about money management

Firstly, sorry for my recent inactivity. Have spent some time to work on my web projects, thecheers.org will be getting a total makeover within the next couple of days and I have also been playing poker.And from poker there are also my newly found obvious observations. It's all about money management. During the past month I have probably deposited ca $700 to poker. $50 at a time. At some point I got worried - maybe I have an addiction. But then to think about it - I don't believe in addictions,... Continue reading Comments (1) / Link to this topic - http://www.learning-to-invest.com/ Its-all-about-money-management--76.html
The game of probabilities

In this post I have no intention to dive deep into this topic. However, I think it would be interesting to look at the market as a game of probabilities. Good poker players use the probability theory all the time. They know what is the % probability that one or another starting hand has won in the past, they know the probablilty of making their hand after the flop and so on. They also consider the probability of someone bluffing, considering how a certain player has played before, how he has d... Continue reading Comments (0) / Link to this topic - http://www.learning-to-invest.com/ The-game-of-probabilities--62.html
What can you learn from poker?

Poker and trading do have certain things in common and thus each of them can be studied or practiced in order to be better in the other one. You might not agree with it yet, but keep reading.DiversifiactionIn poker, your your capital you're using to play is called bankroll. Successful players never bring to the table more than 10th of their bankroll, sometimes even less than 1/100th. During one session, when you can play on more than one table at the time, you should still not risk more than 1... Continue reading Comments (0) / Link to this topic - http://www.learning-to-invest.com/ What-can-you-learn-from-poker--61.html
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Learning to invest in financial markets is like learning how to play casino games. First, you have to start with the basics. You can’t expect to become a pro overnight. Second, you have to learn to lose sometimes. It happens to the best money managers and the best blackjack players.
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