Comment on Option buying: The riskiest trade out there

Nishit commented on 01 Jul 2021, 10:19 PM

1. It is equivalent to Microsoft “nudging” you to use Internet Explorer as the default Browser on Windows in late 1990s.
2. There are 2 types of Derivatives traders.
a. Who know the risk
b. Who don’t know the risk
Either way, they are not being forced into a trade. As a broker, Zerodha’s job is to provide me with tools and facilitate my trades. You can educate people, but not stop them from trading or converting their positions.
3. Every trade needs an option buyer and option seller. If you make Buying a bit more difficult, it makes getting a counter party that much difficult to a seller.

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