Trading and investment are very close. Yet few differences exist. My intention in saying the two are close is that we expect to profit. That profit can come from both trading and investment. The difference, as far as I'm concerned, is the risk and the time. The risk is higher in trade and lowers in investment. The investment is usually for a long time and the trade is for a short time. But there is no obstacle to that. Some trades are for a long time.