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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by wjnc on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:59PM (#18017617)
With leveraged products (like rolling turbos [1]), that risk is usually on the offering institution? I dabbled in those a few times when pretty sure (or full) of myself. There are no margin calls in turbos, you add leverage to your liking (x 2, x 5, x 10, ..) and you pay a hefty interest on your leverage (say 7%). Your exposure is exactly the price you bought for.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_(finance)

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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by howard941 on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @02:29PM (#18017858)
Unfortunately I was long Kraft (the food co), completely unleveraged, and got taken out at a 15% loss thanks to a flash crash-induced stop loss. It taught me a lesson that only losing real money teaches.
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