Recently, poker as a professional sport has started to catch the fancy of the masses in India. In more developed parts of the world, poker is already considered as a professional sport.
Even stock markets can be considered as just gambling, however, there is much more than meets the eye. I use stock markets as representative of all kinds of financial markets through the article. As in poker, in the long run, most of the money is made by the same handful of participants while the others are just left with the holes in their pockets and envy.
Let us explore what makes comparison between playing poker and investing in stock markets possible? Let us explore.