I have been reading SFO mag. and they have a few articles on trading.
The big point is with risk. Speculating is not gambling... Gambling you go to a casino and create new risk for your money that wasnt there before.
Speculating and trading you are willingly accepting risk that others dont want to accept, and you hope that risk offers above average return. If you cannot accept risk transer (the idea that trading the markets is built off of) then you need to be in a risk free asset such as bonds or deposit accounts.
All in my own Opinion, Not a Recommendation!!! But let's try to make some money!