You will soon find out that it is just as hard to lose as it is to win.
Because make no mistake, if you could find a guaranteed way to lose big in a very short period of time, then you would make a fortune just by reversing the trading rules.
I am looking to lose the right way. Buying those calls would be tantamount to just setting fire to the $10K in my backyard. Where's the story? Where's the catalyst? What's the set-up? The idea is to lose it properly.
I did try to place a trade today. The experience of trying to place a trade using the TDA "trade architect" was not at all pleasant. I guess I've been using IB for so long, I just can't be bothered to learn a new trading platform - especially one that is really just a browser based. I decided to shut the current project down and move it to IB. I think I will up the ante a bit by funding a trading account with $30K at IB. I will ask the mods to close this thread and I will start a new journal after Memorial Day.
