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What -$450,000 Looks Like

What -$450,000 Looks Like

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Chris L
Sep 13, 2022
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This account lost $450,000.

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While the portfolio is in the millions, the almost complete loss is from option trading.

Options are like a bad drug for a portfolio. Prices move by a wider margin than the underlying stock price. They also expire.

The speculator cannot hold forever and expect break-even returns. The portfolio holds only 16.55% in equities.

The cash balance is too low. Instead of raising cash to take advantage of this morning’s ~ 500 point Dow drop at open, the portfolio will lose the $304.20 remaining.

This portfolio has a small chance of breaking even. It has one holding that might recover.

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