When you sell naked options you are in the insurance business selling insurance. If, as some posters think that you can compete with market markers and other professionals with better tools inc. automated order entry and better routing of orders you will find out the hard way when the market...
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Safe to go short?
Nothing in life is safe except for one thing: "The only time when the US is safe is when Congress is not in session."
two years? How about 8 years and according to my sources not completely done. Where did you get the two years number?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-schwab-optionsxpress/schwab-hops-optionsxpress-in-1-billion-stock-deal-idUSTRE72K2YF20110321
Your whole attitude is wrong. You are ill prepared to do this kind of trading because you didn't learn the subject properly in the 1st place, This is not rocket science. You were dependent on luck. I bet you never read the prospectus.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/sex-robot-giant-hires-hollywood-21174152
You keep the body but replace the head."So even if you already have a doll, you can buy one of these heads."