In fact, nothing is risk-free
It's true that nothing is risk free and even in the spot, the risk is there and even in accumulation it's also there. But, the risk has been minimized with these kinds of way of holding because the pressure and it's lesser risk than the actual trading. And it's even more less if we'll have the futures trading. People think that the better risk is more profitable, it's true but in the long run it's still best to have the lesser risk to do and that's why more traders are losing even with so good strategy. You'd see those that choses to stick with holding and investing.
Whether you are investor or a trader, we should always be ready to take risk whether we like it or not. Trading is all about taking risk with what we have to make bigger profits from the market. Apart from trading risks in the market, their are some certain things we need to know and understand if we want to be profitable continually.
Having a good strategy with a good risk management is what will differentiate us from other traders in the market striving to make consistent profits. Invest with what you know you can afford and never to get a loan just to trade the market. Every conscious trader knows the steps to take in becoming profitable in the market.