This is very true. For me too they are the same, the same risky and the same hard. It really takes a lot of courage to play since we are all experienced losing there. For me, strategy in everything you do or in every aspect of your life will get you to your success.
I oppose you. They are very different, you could not compare the poker game into trading, handling coins in trading is not just like reading cards with the opponent in poker. In short, they are not similar. Just having a focus on playing poker if this is your passion or even in trading, you can stick one of them and start making strong analysis and study the best move on. But comparing them because you've thought that they are the same, then, you are in wrong beliefs.
Quoting this post to show everybody that this guy is clueless and has no idea what he's talking about. Seriously, stop it.