An investor made an unexpected profit due to a trading error.An XTrader placed orders during a sharp V-shaped movement in the stock index, carefully planning position allocation and leaving part of the position hedged before going to sleep.Upon waking up in the morning, she found that the hedged position had almost completely failed, but the overall portfolio had unexpectedly risen by 13-14%.The gains and losses from the long and hedged positions should have led to only a few percentage points of gain. The truth is that she had mistakenly entered an extra zero in the last long position order.In addition to mistakenly entering the wrong number, buy or sell may be mistaken when trading options. In recent trades, I placed a “buy“ put order when I brushed my teeth. But later I found out I plac
What Mistakes Have You Made When Placing Stock Trade Orders?
An investor made an unexpected profit due to a trading error as she placed wrong numbers for her long positions. In addition to mistakenly entering the wrong number, buy or sell may be mistaken when trading options.
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