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Re:Ask HN: I have $450K cash, what should I do to maximize m... by overcast on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:27PM (#24025823)
A huge crash will net you much more than 50% profit, you can pull that any day of the week for the last 4 months with the market volatility.
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Re:Ask HN: I have $450K cash, what should I do to maximize m... by ajuc on Sunday August 02, 2020 @04:36AM (#24027302)
With PUTs the maximum you can earn is 99.999%

With inflation you can lose much more.

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Re:Ask HN: I have $450K cash, what should I do to maximize m... by overcast on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:13AM (#24028825)
What? That’s completely false. The last S&P dump in May net me roughly $1550 per $150 SPY contract.
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