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Binary options. Gambling or financial instrument? Binary options are nowadays widely recognized as one of the most accessible ways of getting introduced to financial markets. The pace of penetration in the retail segment has been truly overwhelming during the last 5-7 years, yet even though this type of instruments has undergone a noticeable shift of perception in both investors and market participants minds, we still see no finalized common opinion formed on the essence of that instrument. Let's try explaining and answering to ourselves what binaries actually are and that are their strong points. Industry emergence. Following Fx on the way to regulation. The high popularity came at an initial reputational cost for the new asset class. One of the reasons for binaries rapidly gaining popularity was the lack of regulatory framework and industry standards, which ensured a strategic advantage over forex, derivatives other more complex markets in the eyes of emerging start-up brokers. The effort-efficiency of launching a binary brokerage attracted a vast number of undercapitalized market participants diluting the image of the service, leading to the incorrect perception of binary options being more like gambling and a scam rather than trading. The sites Binary option brokers appeal to the same type of people who play poker online. But they somehow have an aura of being more respectable because they represent themselves as offering a form of investing. Don't kid yourself.

These are gambling sites, pure and simple. It's probably just a matter of time before regulators move in on them. Gordon Pape, "Don't Gamble on Binary Options" ( Forbes ), 27072010. The gambling parallel was, unfortunately, widely exploited in promotional campaigns run by market participants. Balancing on the edge of two confronting definitions (gambling vs. trading instrument) has raised numerous discussions within the trading and expert community, both sides having their supporters. Gradually this debate fostered a view, which I personally find most reasonable, that primarily questioned not the essence of binaries, but mostly the suitability of any asset class to a particular individual or method. Since one of the meanings of gamble is taking risky action in the hope of a desired result or staking something on a contingency, pretty much any financial instrument may be considered as an object of gambling if approached without proper prudence. Judging by this definition, a lot of what we do in daily life is gambling. Binary options are gambling much like other financial instruments, tangible or intangible. "Are Binary Options a Form of Gambling?" ( FinanceMagnates ), 30072014.

Indeed, opening an overleveraged Fx position with a micro-account, opening a leveraged CFD position without stop-loss on a stock the trader does not have a profound knowledge about, going into a derivative while not building a real hedge does not seem getting any further from gambling in the common perception of that concept. You may have grasped that the common trait of the last 3 examples is poor risk management. Let's be honest, any investment activity is gambling. Venture capitalists also gamble when they invest into start-ups, there is no guarantee that the company will survive let alone bloom. "Are Binary Options a Form of Gambling?" ( FinanceMagnates ), 30072014. Poor risk management usually originates either from the intended will to speculate with high risk or from the unsuitability of the instrument to the particular client, which in its turn comes from the lack of regulation in client assessment, informing and general education. And here again we return to the initial problem with binaries - the lack of regulation. Fortunately, we already are seeing a retraction of this tendency towards a closer regulatory oversight, renowned financial market participants embracing the binary offer in their product range and traders exploiting the original strong qualities of binary contacts in their trading strategies. Cyprus was the first watchdog to officially start regulation of binary option brokers in 2012, while many of other EU jurisdictions kept viewing binaries as "game of chance" and directed requestors towards their local gambling regulatory bodies.

Things started changing fast in 2015. The year started with a landmark decision by Rotterdam court ( Source ) on the OptieClub case, where the Netherlands financial regulatory body (AMF) was forced to issue the first licence to a binary options broker. The watchdog had rejected the request earlier despite falling into the financial markets product definition under MiFID regulations and directed the broker to the Dutch Gambling commission. Similar news are coming from the UK where Her Majesty's Treasury issued a consultation paper considering regulating binary options as financial products. The UK Government is consulting on proposals to treat binary options as a financial rather than a gambling product. This would mean binary options would be regulated by us, the , in line with practice across most of the EU, and no longer be regulated by the Gambling Commission. Both the Dutch court decision and UK initiative are indications on an impending paradigm shift that might open the gates for legitimisation of binary brokers seeking to get solid regulation in the EU market. Essentially, binary options industry is following the same path the Forex markets started 15 years ago: starting as a newly emerging speculative market dominated by non-regulated participants, low client confidence and ambiguous image retail, Fx turned into a well-established industry, overseen by financial authorities in virtually all developed countries it is now offered in the product range of numerous commercial banks. Binaries are now making the same journey towards regulation and transparency and seem to be doing it faster than Forex did in the past. At Dukascopy we have been feeling the shift of attitude to binary options especially strongly as our decision to enter the binary market 2 years ago was being taken amidst reported reservations regarding the suitability of this service to a well-established and reputable broker. On the contrary, we saw a clear competitive advantage in the fact that binary trading will be offered by a Swiss-regulated bank via proprietary platforms.

We believed that this should contribute to the diversification of the market, reinforce traders' security and offer an alternative to standard solutions thus ultimately improving client confidence to the entire market segment. Binaries as simple, yet secure and useful financial instrument. Simplicity, straightforwardness and transparency are considered to be the key inherent traits of binaries. Absence of commissions, binary result (i. e. there exists only 2 outcomes), which implies possibility of capitalizing with maximum payout on minimal market movements contract amounts as low as 1 USD and available short timeframes, sometimes less than a minute. Despite the doubts of being proclaimed speculative, binary options should be advocated as possessing all the characteristics of a financial instrument that can be used to realize investment goals. Binaries have particular attraction for investors whose strategies involve trading on economic news. News trading is a sophisticated investment activity that at minimum implies the following: Knowing when news are out and in what countries Being capable to carry out technical and fundamental analysis to assess the news impact Picking a currency pairpairs that are expected to be impacted Forecasting the needed duration of an option (e. g. 5 minutes or an hour) to avoid the interim noise volatility before and after the news is out Correctly and carefully placing a pending order and describing it. Noise volatility (volatility spikes) is a real problem for news traders that can be successfully dealt with using binaries. Here is a real-life example that demonstrates the impact of volatility: Example 1 : ECB Minimum Bid Rate (act. 0.50%, exp. 0.50%, prev. 0.75%) Date and Time: 02052013 11:45 GMT.

ECB has reduced the base interest rate by 0.25%, which elicited a downward pressure on the EURUSD. However, a trader who correctly interpreted the news might come across a noise volatility that could have resulted in interim losses on a spot position. Binary option would be more preferable in this situation. Example 2: ECB Minimum Bid Rate (act. 0.50%, exp. 0.50%, prev. 0.75%) Date and Time: 02052013 11:45 GMT. Unemployment claims came out significantly lower than expected. However, the investor who correctly predicted it and forecast downward movement of USDJPY would face an unpleasant surprise when the pair hiked by 50+ pips. After the unexpected spike the pair abated as expected. An investor with short spot FX position could have been closed on margin cut or voluntarily closed the losing position.

Binary option would again help the trader pass over the spike and gain on the correct forecast. Binaries also feature a set of important qualities related to tradingexecution risks management. First is the independence of market depth, which means technical absence of slippages. Second, predefined maximum profit and, most importantly, maximum loss make it impossible to lose more than the amount of the contract. The latter also implies impossibility of driving the account into negative equity even under market force majeure conditions like those observed during the CHF soar on January, 15th 2015 after the Swiss National Bank's surprise decision to abandon the EURCHF floor. With all of the above features binary options are making another major step in turning markets more accessible to a retail trader, comparable to forex instruments going into electronic trading on retail platforms 2 decades ago. Adding a unique touch to binaries in Dukascopy. Being a banking group with an considerable IT development expertise Dukascopy undertook the development of an in-house binary service and trading platforms (Web, iOS and Android), which ensured considerable flexibility and freedom compared to the common approach of going into a white-label with one of the major platform vendors, an approach that had become standard at that time. Seeing binaries as a new area for us, we went for a conservative start with offering the classic yet most widespread UpDown binaries on currency pairs. Our flexibility allowed us offering features that were and remain unique in the market even for that basic binary options type: fixed payouts with a default level of 90% , which still remains among the highest in the market, custom-set option durations of 1-60 minutes with 1 min discretion.

To achieve total transparency of the price feed we are using the SWFX (Swiss Forex Marketplace) flux, i. e. the same quote source as Dukascopy's FxCFD trading platforms. Another valuable feature highly appreciated by technical traders are the fully-functional charts with over 180 indicators and drawing objects available in the Web Binary platform. After the service was successfully launched for the clients of Dukascopy Group, binaries became available as a separate module in the Dukascopy White-Label partnership program. This year we extended the instruments range with Daily Stock Options giving access to a session trading of over 1500 stocks from all over the world and Pair binaries on stockindex combinations. Unlike the conventional approach of offering a short fixed set of pair combinations, our traders can build their own compositions. Many updates and new features are now in the pipeline. This includes further integration of our products, allowing automatic creation of new trading subaccounts and platform improvements. To harmonize the offerings available to FxCFD clients and binary traders we are now working on launching an equity bonus program for binary accounts. Finally, new binary instrument types, including the Touch binaries and their variations, are on the way. Again, as with UpDown options, we intend to continue re-thinking conventional instruments while striving to add a unique element to our service. All the above mentioned unique features of our binary options are fully available to the retail clients thanks to Dukascopy Europe. Binary options accounts with Dukascopy Europe are available for contract sizes from 1 USD and an initial deposit of 100 USD. I invite you to get your own experience of binary trading with us at dukascopy. eu. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of NASDAQ, Inc.

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Simon has a passion for trading and loves to train and coach others – whether a complete beginner or an experienced trader. He is also the founder of TradeSmart4x. com. Binary Options are a hot topic at the moment. There is a lot of misinformation out there and conclusions are being drawn based on a lack of knowledge instead of being based on a deep understanding. This article will cover the interesting topic about how to classify whether the activity you are doing is considered trading or gambling and will uncover how to ascertain whether what you are trading is a financial instrument or not. It appears, based on a recent article, that regulators in different countries do not know whether to classify binary options as a financial instrument or gambling. This statement shows a shallow understanding of binary options as well as financial instruments. There are a number of types of binary options and this article appears to imply that there is only one. For example, there are fully regulated binary options that trade on the NYSE and NADEX. There is also a Binary Options Exchange where you can be the writer and seller of binary options.

Gambling or financial instrument? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, gambling is defined as “to bet on an uncertain outcome”. Isn’t trading any financial instrument according to this definition gambling? Well, it is if you are just looking at the outcome of one individual trade in isolation. If on the other hand, you are trading a system that has a positive expectancy then the outcome of a large enough number of trades is not uncertain anymore – you will make money! I would like to offer a different and novel approach to understanding the nature of trading and gambling. The approach is based on a two prong analysis that looks at both the nature of the “instrument” that you are trading and how you are trading. What are you are trading? If there is no system that can be developed that has a positive expectancy, then you are gambling and what you are “trading” is not a viable financial instrument. How are you trading? If you trade any financial instrument without a method that has a positive expectancy, then you are gambling. Let us take a look at a few examples to see whether you are gambling or trading. Playing the slot machines in a casino.

This is clearly gambling as the odds are in the favor of the slot machines over time. If you play long enough you will always lose. The casino always wins. Trading options with a system that has a positive expectancy. This is clearly trading and not gambling as you will make money over time even though the outcome of any one trade is unknown. Trading stocks without a system that has a positive expectancy. This is clearly gambling according to our 2 prong test above, as it is uncertain whether you will make money over time. So in this example, you can see that even though you are “trading” a financial instrument, what you are doing is still considered gambling. Expectancy type could settle the dilemma. To address the issue as to whether binary options are gambling or trading, you have systematically look at each category of binary options and decide whether you can develop a system that has a positive expectancy or not.

If there does not exist a system of trading that has a positive expectancy, then you are gambling and what you are trading is not a financial instrument. If on the other hand, you can develop a system of trading that has a positive expectancy, then you are trading and what you are trading is a viable financial instrument. If you take a look, on the surface, at trading binary options through an OTC (over-the-counter) binary options broker, it would appear that you may be gambling. This is because, on the other side of each of your trades, is the broker. The odds are in the broker’s favor. This is because you can only be the buyer of the binary options. You can either buy a put or a call. If you win you will always profit less than what you risked. For example, in the language of most binary options brokers, you can make 80% return if you are right. This means that you will have to risk $100 to make $80 and if you are right 50% of the time, you will have a negative expectancy.

The broker, on the other hand, will have a positive expectancy. The only way that you can make money over time when your reward is less than your risk is ONLY if you are able to develop a system of trading that increases the percentage of winning trades to a point at which you will have a positive expectancy. Chairman of Israeli Financial Regulator Hauser to Resign in Early 2018. Is Binary Option Trading Gambling? The question has been asked many times about binary option trading, is it gambling or investing? The answer is quite simple. It all depends on you! Comparing Trading to Gambling. When naysayers compare binary options to gambling, they are missing a major fundamental difference. In the casino, the odds, depending on the game, are 48% player versus 52% casino. Roulette, Blackjack, and Slot Machines are games of chance and not skill. With binary options there are outside forces like market events which cause the movement in price. Market traders, who are experienced traders, know when the odds are in their favor, and when the odds are against them.

If you look at the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange you will see many people who are trading as a profession. Many people who think it is a 5050 gamble don’t understand why a binary options broker will only offer a 75% return on a $EURUSD binary option. If it is 5050 then the return should be closer to 100%. The fact is that it is not a 5050 chance. There are many brokers who have gone bankrupt because they could not payout their traders. Investing or Gambling. Is investing in the stock market gambling? Wall street has managed to convince the entire world that the smart thing to do with your money is to give it to a stock broker, so that he can gamble it for you. The reason binary option trading is not an investment, is because of the time frame of binary options. Take real estate investing as an example. When a person buys a an apartment building as an investment. Does the investor plan on selling the apartment building in two weeks or in 20 years? Of course the investor will hold onto it for at least 5 years.

You will never find a real estate investor buying apartment building to sell next week. This is why people call real estate gamblers, investors. The owner is gambling on the property, but it considered an investment because it will be held for a long time. When it comes to trading stocks, commodities and Forex, there are also time frames. Swing traders enter positions for anywhere from 2 hours to 2 months. Day traders close all their positions before they go home at the end of the day. And there are the stock market investors who made an “investment” in EToys in 1998 and planned to hold it for 20 years, but the company bankrupted. Trading stocks is very risky, although society considers it an acceptable way to make money on your savings. Trading options is even riskier because of time decay. Trading binary options are riskiest because of their short expiration times.

Regulation of Brokers. Many binary option brokers are not regulated. When using a unregulated broker you are gambling that they will actually let you withdraw your money. Read more about that here. However, there are a handful of broker regulated by , see list here. The brokers regulated by are considered financial institutions in Europe and have rules and regulations they follow. The reason why these brokers are not regulated by the CFTC or SEC in the United States has to do with a technicality. The CFTC has a problem with “brokers” or “dealers” who take the other side of the trade. Remember during the financial crisis in 2008 when Goldman Sachs and Bear Sterns got into trouble with regulators for selling mortgage backed securities to their clients. The problem was that as Goldman Sachs was selling these products to their clients, they where short selling them to make a profit. This means that when the client loses money the broker makes money. The CFTC wants to see an open exchange for traders to have the ability to not only by binary option puts and calls, but also have the ability to sell binary option puts and calls. In binary options trading, when the trader loses money, the broker makes the money.

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Most binary options traders swear by technical analysis when it comes to securing a long-term edge in their “trade”, more or less ignoring market fundamentals. The bias is indeed obvious: most binary option traders only incorporate fundamentals into their trading to the extent of simply staying away from the action when economic news are due to be released. While in itself this approach is indeed a healthy one considering a trader who is overly reliant on the technical aspects of method, beyond that it results in a plethora of missed – and potentially good – tradingprofit-reaping opportunities. Those trading indices, Forex, commodities or stocks have long resorted to news trading to secure an edge and indeed, there are traders out there who have turned this approach into a sort of art-form. Binary option traders can adopt similar strategies too and they too can be successful at news trading. The first step (although this isn’t an actual part of binary option news trading method), is to find a tool that will help one make heads and tails of the news-flow. There are indeed trading tools out there thatwill organize the data, creating a virtual economic news calendar, that will have the importance of various news-releases graphically illustrated, together with the actual, previous and forecast values of the variables involved. Such a tool is a must for everyone looking to trade the news, and that goes double for binary option traders. As it’s usually the case in trading, there aren’t any rules etched in stone when it comes to trading the news with binary options. There are however a number of measures one can adopt to radically impact hisher chances of success. There’s nothing particularly deep or technical about these “strategies” either. They’re all quite straightforward and depending on the sort of news they’re aimed at exploiting, quite self-explanatory as well.

One of the simplest ways to trade the news is through the breakout method. This approach requires quite a bit of pre-planning, but its execution is simple and straightforward as are the signals that call for its application. This method should only be used with news which are likely to elicit a highly predictable movement in the price of an underlying asset. With currency pairs, announcements regarding the increasing or decreasing of the interest rate are potentially such news . Usually, when the interest rate is raised, the targeted currency gains. When it’s lowered, it drops. In addition to that, one can of course analyze the ever increasing highs and lows as well as the increasing moving averages associated with the asset price to confirm the general trend (which in this case would be an uptrend). The critical points of this method are the entry point (which is when the trader actually places the PutCall trade ) and of course the expiry. In a hypothetical scenario, the entry signal can be the actual announcement. The trader may also wait to see what sort of effect the announcement has, entering shortly afterward. The expiry time can be anything from 1 hour to a day. Two options can in fact be bought: one with a one hour and the other with a one day expiry.

This method calls for simple, PutCall contracts. Most of the time though, the problem with news trading is that while one knows a certain announcement will indeed produce a massive swing in the price of an asset, it isn’t clear in which direction the swing will occur. An announcement on the part of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is a good potential example in this respect. Such a situation obviously calls for a range trade, with an “Outside” option purchased. This way, regardless of whether the swing happens upward or downward, as long as the price ends up outside of the range, the trade is a winner. This method is called trading on volatility, because that is indeed exactly what it does. In conclusion: when it comes to binary options news trading, what we’re looking at are a handful of rather straightforward strategies, each of which effectively covers a well-defined scenario: – the PutCall trade on assets the price-movement direction of which is relatively easy to predict (the currency interest-rate change announcements offer a good example in this respect). – trading the volatility (a technique which calls for a rangeoutside approach, and which works with news that induce volatility but no clear direction in the asset-price) – price-rebound trading. Often, economic news will create volatility in an asset-price, which will later settle. Such asset-price rebounds can obviously be exploited through binary options as well. Latest posts by Girvan Lambert (see all) Its an awesome article regarding binary option trading. I like this type of articles. Thanks.

Yes i know your thinking. Based on that i personally developed my own calgo program, this issue with it is “DELAYED EXECUTION” and if execution is delayed then all over. In this article the author kept security of our investment, and that’s a good thing. I’ll share my backtesting on this method. Is Binary Options Gambling? Binary options are not gambling simply because there are regularities one can exploit in order to make money. These are called chart patterns and are used all around the globe, not only by binary options traders and forex traders but also by investment banks’ employees who run the trading desks. Chart analysis is a legitimate tool to analyse the market and predict future movements in prices. This does not mean that there is no risk and that any simple method will do. There is a lot of work each trader needs to do before she can become a true master of the market. On the other hand, gambling involves a lot of luck. In casino games, players are dependent on the system settings In sports betting, players depend on many variables that determine the outcome of the match.

Also, not all matches bring best returns, while higher grossing matches also carry more uncertainty. Poker is a game of skill and players rely on a different set of individual and non-structured guidelines they themselves came up with. Criteria are not clearly objective. 3 most popular ways to gamble are. Casino Fixed Odds Games (such as roulette) Sports Betting (such as betting on an NFL team) Poker (such as Texas Hold’em) Casino games are nothing like trading binary options. Taking positions in the market vs betting on a roulette is not the same. In casino games, you get a return based on the probability of an event and it is always at a disadvantage to the playertrader. The house has the edge and the house always win in the end. If you are interested in Casino Games, and other forms of online gaming, we suggest visiting Casinolisten. com for the best recommendations in the industry. Some traders might consider binary options to be very similar to sports betting, but they would be wrong. In sports betting, bettors are usually placing a bet on the final outcome of a game that lasts let’s say – 90 minutes. In binary options trading, traders are placing a real trade on the outcome of price movement after the options time has expired.

But that is where all similarities end. Sports betting is still just betting, while from a legal point of view, binary options are considered to be a financial instrument. They are regulated in a different way and cannot be compared. Betting and binary options are not the same thing and cannot be seen as such. Binary options, as all types of financial trading, have some risks attached, and traders have to be aware of them. Betting, also involves risks, but as a fairly old phenomenon, it is more familiar to the traders than binary options trading. All readers who want to experience binary options trading should be cautious, get proper education and trade with regulated brokers. Nobody can predict the future. We can all speculate and try to predict it based on knowledge, feel, and experience, but you can never know all the variables. The reason why binary options are more interesting and profitable than sports betting is that you are betting against the market. You can find a nice market and gain an edge.

Winning punters get banned from betting at bookmakers or limited to bet very small amounts as the bookmakers way of saying “Go away! We do not want your action”. In binary options you are not typically betting against ‘the house – it depends on the liquidity. In many cases, broker will step in and take the other side. The brokers are simply buying and selling your positions by trading with others. If two people place a bet, one bet call and one bet put , the broker has no risk. For you to take a negative position on the Apple Inc shares, somebody needs to be willing to take the opposite position. If the broker is not willing to take a too high exposure on a position, they can go and buy the opposite position in the market which means they will profit with a smaller margin but also take very little risk. Poker is by most poker players considered to be a skill game. On the contrary, most governments label it as gambling. Poker and binary options have several similarities. A skilled poker player has an edge vs. a newcomer to the game just like a skilled trader has an advantage over a random person on the street.

Short term, the inexperienced can be just as profitable as the skilled traderplayer and in some cases even more profitable. It is hard to argue that becoming an experienced trader and obtaining knowledge about different strategies while possessing a general understanding of the gamemarket will not have a positive impact on your ROI. Short term, luck does not make one resilient in the market long term. Online Binary Options Trading Platforms and Poker Rooms. In poker and binary options trading, you do not necessarily play against the house. On a small scale you do on a large scale you do not in binary options trading. The ‘house’ takes a small fee of your trades. The brokers naturally need to pay its staff salaries, marketing is costly and the online binary options brokers are being scrutinized by governed financial institutions securing the company is following the laws and regulations. We highly recommend that you only deposit with brokers that you find listed on our site. This will secure safe payouts and should you face any difficulties we can assist you. Poker involves a high degree of analyzing peoples´ betting patterns when doing an opponent check, bet, raise or fold in certain situations. When you start picking up a pattern, you gain a financial edge and stand to increase your profit rate.

Keep in mind you will always make mistakes regardless how savvy you become. Another important factor is that in poker, as well in the stock market, people can get distracted by their emotions. They hang on to a hand that looked good 5 minutes ago or keep shares because they have a personal relation to the company beyond pure and simple profit making. On the contrary, one might possess knowledge or have a secret method hence buying when then the most obvious move would be selling and cut the losses. You never know for sure. That is the beauty! Binary Options Trading. Binary options trading can be learnt if one takes enough time to learn all about technical and fundamental analysis. Traders need to know basic chart patterns and indicator tools so they can start gaining experience in the market. We always recommend using the demo account to test one’s abilities before investing real money and trading. This way traders can see at which level they are and how much more they have to improve to become truly successful traders. Get a no deposit demo account for free with IQoption. News archive.

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There is a lot of information out there and it is difficult to make sense of it all. And the truth is that there is really false information out there and, as a result, a lot of false conclusions are drawn from it. This article will attempt to cover all the major questions around whether or not binary options trading should be classified as gambling or trading and whether it is a legitimate financial instrument. If you have read our recent update on binary options regulations around the world, you have probably noticed that many countries are not sure how to classify binary options. Some choose to consider it a financial instrument while others still treat it as gambling. This shows a very weak understanding of the industry by even most qualified institutions. Some seem to imply that there is only one type of binary options when in fact there are many. For instance, there are those binary options that are fully regulated, trading on the NYSE and NADEX. There is also Binary Options Exchange. where one is able to be a writer and a seller of binary options. Gambling or financial instrument? Let’s set one thing straight and define once and for all what is gambling. If we look up this word in Merriam-Webster dictionary which is one of the most widely used English dictionaries out there, we’ll find out that gambling is defined as “to bet on an uncertain outcome”.

Isn’t trading of any kind corresponds to this definition? Well, it really depends on what you looking at. If it’s an individual trade we are looking at, then it might be. But if you are trading a system that has a positive expectancy, then there is nothing unpredictable about it – you are making money! So maybe it’s better to take a different approach to defining what is gambling and what is a financial instrument? For that, let’s try to answer two questions: What are we trading? If it’s not a system that overall has a positive expectancy, then the outcome it truly unknown and we are gambling, not trading. How are we trading? If we are following a trading method that has a positive expectancy, then everything is fine. If not, then we are gambling. Let’s now look at some examples to illustrate this: Slot machines in a casino. Without any doubt, this is gambling. The outcome is unknown and if you play long enough, you will surely lose. Everyone knows that the house always wins. Trading with a system that has a positive expectancy. This is clearly what we define “trading”, as over a period of time you are sure to make money.

Trading stocks without a system that has a positive expectancy. Now, this is gambling. If there is no sure positive expectancy, then we are still likely to lose money over a long period of time. Expectancy type settles the dilemma. So, coming back to the question of whether or not binary options should be considered as gambling, we have to carefully look at each category of binary options and decide whether it is possible to develop a system with an overall positive expectancy. If such a system cannot be developed, then this following up on it is gambling. However, if there is a possibility of developing a system with a positive expectancy, then this is called trading a viable financial instrument. If you on the surface of trading using OTC (over-the-counter) binary options broker, this might be considered as gambling. On the other side is always a broker and the odds always in broker’s favor. This is because in this situation you can only a buyer here, buying a put or call option.

And even if you are right, you are still to make less than what you are risking. For instance, if your broker offers 80%, you are to make only $80 on the trade where you are risking $100. So the only way you can be sure you are trading and not gambling is to develop a system that has a positive expectancy. For this, please follow our Education series to find out more about various strategies and options types. Educating yourself and practicing is the only way you can be sure that you are trading using reliable financial instruments. Related content: Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Best Auto Trading Robot. Average return in our test: 91% Price: free Compatible brokers: 11 Accepts US customers 7BO Award 2017 winner - Best Robot. Best Robots and Signal Services. Best satisfaction rate (96%) Excellent trading platform Best customer service 7BO Award 2017 winner - Best Broker.

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