How does trader think differently from a gambler?

Are futures contracts different from forward contracts and how do they differ from a trader’s point of view?

As an intraday trader, what can I decipher from higher tops and higher bottoms?

How can I act more like a trader and less like a gambler?

How can I as a trader benefit from the weekly options that were introduced, other than the regular monthly options?

How do the goals and philosophy of a trader differ from that of an investor?

How do traders differ from investors in terms of their mental make-up?

How do you monitor positions from a short term trader perspective?

How does the strategy of a trader differ from that of an investor?

How does the trader or the chartist benefit from the use of Japanese candlesticks?

How does the VIX work in practice and how can a trader get cues from the VIX chart of the Nifty?