Always double check how many contracts you are buying/selling before you hit the confirmation button!!!
I was just on the phone with someone and placed 2 trades without double checking the quantity of contracts, I put on WAY WAY WAY too many by fat fingering my order. I got very lucky and hit the flatten button about 20 seconds later when i saw what was going on. Fortunately this story has a happy ending, I accidently made over $400 but my heart stopped beating for few minutes and took a few days off my life. I think I will give trading a rest for today after that episode. :eek:
I was just on the phone with someone and placed 2 trades without double checking the quantity of contracts, I put on WAY WAY WAY too many by fat fingering my order. I got very lucky and hit the flatten button about 20 seconds later when i saw what was going on. Fortunately this story has a happy ending, I accidently made over $400 but my heart stopped beating for few minutes and took a few days off my life. I think I will give trading a rest for today after that episode. :eek:
