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description: "This gave me a brutal lesson!!Leverage + margin trading could have made money, but just one day difference caused me to lose half of my principal.When the VIX surged, I didn't learn to cut losses immediately, nor did I learn to hedge risks with options.I lost all the profits earned in two months, plus half of my principal.I didn't control my position size, didn't realize the unlimited risks, and almost had my account wiped out.————Extremely brutal, I hope life won't give me a second chance like this."
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# This gave me a brutal lesson!!Leverage + margin tr…