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Treat markets as a game; start with tiny stakes to learn the rules
  • Ray likens trading to a sport where you first master the basics before scaling up.
  • He began with $50, buying tiny positions, which let him experience wins and losses without catastrophic impact.
  • Small‑scale play provides real‑time feedback, helping you calibrate risk, position size, and emotional control.
  • Over time, the incremental learning compounds into a robust, intuitive understanding of market mechanics.
Ray DalioWTF is Finance00:31:45

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पहले, खेल को खेलो। Ray Dalio
Opening the ‘game’ metaphor
मैंने 50 डॉलर में खेल शुरू किया था, और बाज़ार के छोटे हिस्से किए जा सकते हैं… Ray Dalio
Explaining how a small capital works

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Learning by Playing the Market Game

Ray treats investing like a sport: start small, learn from masters, and keep a rule‑based playbook. Early exposure as a golf‑course caddy gave him a front‑row seat to market dynamics, shaping his lifelong learning habit. Structured decision‑making and continuous iteration turn a hobby into a disciplined investment career.

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