Hard to explain how trading is different from gambling. But here is a thing that just came to my mind, in trading you are all in to make money. But in gambling you do in primarily for fun or entertainment. Making money comes second in gambling. And you can control your losses in trading more than in gambling.
It is not hard to differentiate trading from gambling. Trading have controlled risk, you can even nullify it, and if in case trade market of your stocks is not good, you can always cut losses or even profit from the fluctuation while doing your exit move. While gambling once you bet and the roll is executed, you cannot do anything about it but to wait on the result. You cannot cut your loses and it is dependent on its internal settings.
