MikeandPete,

Im not too sure how to take your post, as it was not worth writing. The response is fully mine, not my mentor.

Pleas for employment? I am just interested in my career options, as i would like a job in the stock field. I already work full time, thankyou.

"Despite many claims to the contary trading is a form of gambling", no. If you see YOUR trades as a gamble, ide say that you dont do so well, or you lose alot of money, you should never gamble. If you see your trades as a gamble, i think you are best advised to stop now, before your losses get out of hand.

"Playing poker online", not sure what poker has to do with buying shares, but poker is gambling, and you should only play it for fun! Or if you want to give money away.

Buying or selling shares is not gambling, some people buy shares just to be a share holder, other people buy shares to get the benefits of being a share holder, then they will sell the shares when they like, as they may not of been trying to make a profit, and some people buy shares to gain some control of the company, some people, like me, buy shares for long holds, for up to 2 years. People buy shares for lots and lots of different reasons.

The bank may not loan you 30,000 pounds, because they see you as a "risk". But they will pump millions of pounds into a stock, so, again, if you are seeing your trades as a gamble, please educate yourself further, or stop.

"Despite many claims to the contary trading is a form of gambling", to save you lots of time and hassle, simply look up the definition of "Gambling", and the definition of "Investing", and that solves that one.

Have a good day.

Thanks

Matt