SparklyLlama

Options trading loss

Hi everyone, I lost around 1.75 lakh rupees in options trading now including the amount which I take from my credit card in order to recover my loss. Now I have to pay EMIs. By the end of the month my entire salary gets used up and I have to manage my expenses using a Rupay credit card. Then next month, a new EMI is added every next month.

I am literally depressed now. How can I recover my loss. I started trading options because I already have a loan on me. In greed to repay all my loans early. I lost 1.75 lakh more.

Salary is between 25000-30000. Now loans and all become 4.5 lakhs.

What should I do to recover my loss and pay my dues. Please suggest something.

Need help.

3mo ago

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DizzyPanda

Persistent Systems3mo

Firstly stop trading. Pay the loan amount every moth as much as you can. It will affect your credit score but will get out of that don't take new loan and credit card.

SparklyLlama

Accenture3mo

You are right, I am paying my EMIs timely every month. I will first pay all the dues.

SparklyRaccoon

Stealth3mo

Just stop trading. If you cannot control yourself, options trading has become an addiction for you and you need to work on getting rid of it.

No easy alternative to it. Do better at your job, upskill as much as possible switch to higher compensation and clear off your loans and then start afresh.

You need money to make money in trading, you just cannot do it in this way with your current salary or taking out loans.

I don't know if it's possible for you but get rid of options trading. Equity trading will do wonders for you just give it time and patience. Wealth creation is a long term game. No shortcuts.

SparklyLlama

Accenture3mo

I made this loss due to the greed of just getting more profit.

GigglyNoodle

Student3mo

Start investing, stop trading, you're addicted to trading and now you'll start revenge trading which is even worse, so I'd suggest you to delete the app and start investing

SparklyLlama

Accenture3mo

I will start investing now. We can make wealth with investment only. Trading is a short term profit.

FuzzyQuokka

Oracle3mo

Harsh truth is - focus on repaying the loan first now and GIVE A BREAK to trading. Few of the very important rules which you learnt the hard way are -
1 - only trade how much you’re prepared to lose 2 - never take loan to put money in the market

Take your time to accept the loss and detach from market for a while.

Remember- Life is long , no need to rush to make money, Only 5-10 % of people are actually making money in the market. So take this time to learn more about trading strategies, start very small and even start from paper trading.

Let it take how much ever time to repay your loan first, grow in your profession and make wealth there and then think about putting money back in the market.

Again, don’t rush - let it take a couple of years (given that you might get some bonuses from company) . Plan your strategy to allocate the money for loan repayment. In the end - it’s OKAY - everyone takes heavy losses and then market teaches the lessons , even I have had losses in lakhs. But what worked for me is - detachment for a while and enjoy other parts of your life 🙂

Money is important but not everything.

SparklyLlama

Accenture3mo

Thank you so much for your valuable suggestion.

CosmicPotato

Stealth3mo

You learned a lesson. Now stop repeating it. Understand risk tolerance and move on. Switch jobs and hopefully this won't be as much of a hit as you think. People have gone through far greater losses in Options so consider yourself lucky.

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