🎁 What Pitfalls Have You Encountered When Trading Options?

OptionsTutor
04-12

One common pitfall I've experienced is not understanding the special mechanics of options.

As a seller, if the margin is insufficient, the contract might be forcefully liquidated due to market volatility, leading to huge losses.

As a buyer, another easy pitfall is overlooking the time value.

As time passes, the value of options decreases. If buyers do not close out-of-the-money options in a timely manner, they will expire worthless.

Emotional trading is not only prevalent in options but also in the stock market.

As the meme below humorously suggests, trading options after drinking alcohol will likely lead to losses.

Share the pitfalls in options trading in the comments section to win tiger coins~

What Pitfalls Have You Encountered When Trading Options?
There are common pitfalls like Lack of basic knowledge about options, Excessive leverage, Ignoring time value, and Insufficient risk management. Share your experience with tigers to help beginners!
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Comments

  • highhand
    04-15
    highhand
    not selling puts at support... then stock fall further and you miss out on either higher premiums or hit strike price.  be patient, and wait. when there's no trade set up, don't trade
  • nomadic_m
    04-13
    nomadic_m
    haven't got the courage to dabble into options trading. need a mentor, any volunteer?
  • Neexio
    04-12
    Neexio
    One big pitfall I've seen is not properly managing risk as a seller.
  • 散修2706
    04-13
    散修2706
    曾经舍本逐末
  • zippyloo
    04-12
    zippyloo
    🤔
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