On Different Trading Styles & Investing!
Know the difference and choose what’s best for you!
When it comes to the stock market, commodities, or any other asset class, there exists two major market participants:
- Traders,
- Investors.
Of course, the third category is those speculators, and the write-up is neither for them nor about them.
Both Trading & Investing are profitable as long as the skill and the required mindset are regularly honed. In this write-up, let’s look to understand the difference between trading and investing.
Difference between trading and investing arises due to the time frame of the assets or positions held. It could be anything from a few hours and then days, months, years, or even a few decades.
Let’s take a real estate property as an example. Most Investors hold real assets over a few years, if not some decades. None will flip a property within a few hours or days, as is the case for stocks or other digital assets.
Timeframes:
Scalping & High-Frequency Trades: