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jmbar2

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2. I was just learning to daytrade around that time

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2024, 01:47 PM

Oct 2024

Didn't know what I was doing. Bet my entire portfolio on AAPL options. Then saw that Steve had died, and I was wiped out.

One of my first lessons in risk management. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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On this day, October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs died. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 OP

they burn out so young... samnsara Oct 2024 #1

I was just learning to daytrade around that time jmbar2 Oct 2024 #2