Forex or gambling: where is the line?

Trading with an edge and a risk plan is a business; trading by gut with money you can't afford to lose is gambling wearing a suit. Most beginners sit somewhere between the two and drift.

How do you tell which side you're on?

• the signals you look for in your own behaviour
• the point where you realised you'd crossed the line
• the rules that keep you on the trading side

This thread welcomes honest self-examination. The revenge trading guide describes the classic warning signs.