It is a good idea to play poker to improve your skills.I think that trading is a lot like gambling and the only difference is trading has better publicity compared to gambling.
Aside from publicity the advantage of trading is we can have use skills specifically and just small luck while in gambling what we need is more luck than skills
While gambling is considered bad by most of the community trading is considered neutral.However you should be careful as both in gambling or trading you risk to become addicted.
Well gambling turns bad if you treat in bad ways, but if you know how to handle gambling youll find it enjoyable and fo fun actually
That has been my views too! In gambling what we should be concerned of is luck because you don't need any skills to win but in trading, you actually need skills that is how to interpret the market both technical and fundamental and make informed investment decisions. Never compare the two except in the area of risk and reward.