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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by ClumsyPilot on Sunday January 30, 2022 @09:50AM (#30137655)
If you real with trading, options and swaps without understanding them - yes, very much so
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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by PeterisP on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:44PM (#30142022)
Well no, you can use options and swaps to accidentally "gift" your money to more proficient traders or to market-making institutions or just pay it away in fees, but in all those cases you're giving the money to someone, not shredding it.
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