For over a year plus I have been an active trader's mostly I trade on derivative market, oh yeah the most risky form of trading, since you can blow off your balance to liquidation if the market goes against your position, but that is not why we are here with this topic, but let dive into it straight away.
Future derivative trading is liken to gambling since both activities have similar outcomes and results which is either you gain it all your you lose everything, but with proper management one can still make something out of this risky trading pattern but once you hit the jackpot, it becomes almost a go to point whenever you want to trade.
So the question is, can one becomes addicted to trading same way gambling can be addictive?
If yes what are the sign to know that one is becoming a trading addicts?
When trading goes in a person's favor or makes a big profit, it creates some desire in them to take the next step. I don't know if it is called addiction or not, but it seems to awaken the desire for greed in people. And when people cannot control this greed, it creates addiction. It is a psychological matter. However, controlling it is very important to be successful in life. Although gambling also creates addiction in people, gambling and trading never seem the same to me. Because in trading, if you follow knowledge intelligence and statistics you can achieve success from it, which is the fruit of a trader's hard work. On the other hand gambling is based on luck, so in my opinion, addiction to trading will never be like addiction to gambling. And addiction to trading can be understood only when, despite the market situation not being favorable and after investing a certain amount of time and money, it is not possible to return from there.