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Re:20yo Robinhood Customer Commits Suicide After Seeing $730... by birdyrooster on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @03:30PM (#23555663)
The article says the account was not authorized for margin trading so how in the world could this even happen?
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Re:20yo Robinhood Customer Commits Suicide After Seeing $730... by wallawe on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @03:34PM (#23555714)
What I just described doesn't require margin. Spreads are "defined risk" trades so as long as you have enough in your account to cover your max potential loss, you are fine to make the trades.
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