On 12 Feb 25, my brokerage IBKR liquidated all my positions (shares and options contracts), realising a total loss of USD400k, when I failed to respond to a margin call that had happened due to a failed trade. Full story here:I Was Margin Called, IBKR Liquidated ALL My Positions & Realised S$540k (USD400k) Worth Of Losses … Continue reading 7 Months After Losing USD400k …
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Update On My Dividend Portfolio
One of my biggest mistakes in my investing journey was to sell and take profits on my SG bank stocks in 2022, in particular, DBS bank shares. I had accumulated them during the 2020 Covid crash, and my average price for DBS was around USD 20. That would have yielded more than a 10% return … Continue reading Update On My Dividend Portfolio
Revealing My New USD45k Portfolio (Investing + Trading)
When my entire portfolio was obliterated in February 25, I was left with zero shares and options contracts as all positions were liquidated by the brokerage. The only silver lining was that I was left with some cash, despite a total of USD 400k of losses being realised. Had the liquidation happened later by a … Continue reading Revealing My New USD45k Portfolio (Investing + Trading)
The 6 Fatal Investing/ Trading Mistakes That Made Me Lose More Than $1M
The worst nightmare of any investor is to lose a lot of money in the stock market. In this article, I want to share with you how I lost more than $1M in the stock market over the years, so that you can prevent yourself from repeating my mistakes and losing your hard-earned money. Mistake … Continue reading The 6 Fatal Investing/ Trading Mistakes That Made Me Lose More Than $1M
I Was Margin Called, IBKR Liquidated ALL My Positions & Realised S$540k (USD400k) Worth Of Losses
I got a rude awakening on the night of 12 Feb 2025 when I logged onto my brokerage account and saw everything inside gone. This was a screenshot of my account the day before: This was what I saw on 12 Feb: My Equity with Loan Value dropped from 799k to just 86k. In my … Continue reading I Was Margin Called, IBKR Liquidated ALL My Positions & Realised S$540k (USD400k) Worth Of Losses
Year 2024 In Review: Gains (S$91,784), Trades & Milestones
2024 has been a fruitful year as I made more than S91k (USD67.9k) from investing and options trading. The below is a summary table of the total profits for 2023 and 2024, which are also my 11th and 12th year of investing respectively. Total Profits (Options Trading) In terms of options trading, I made S$60.5k … Continue reading Year 2024 In Review: Gains (S$91,784), Trades & Milestones
Selling PUT Vs. BULL PUT Spread Options Strategy | Comparing The 2 Options Strategy (Pros & Cons)
In 2023, one particular options strategy worked very well for me and that is the SOP Strategy, which stands for Selling OTM PUT. It allows me to gain $29.4k profits and has an extremely high success rate of 96.4% Read more here: How This Options Strategy Help Me Gain $29.4K Profits & 96.4% Success Rate … Continue reading Selling PUT Vs. BULL PUT Spread Options Strategy | Comparing The 2 Options Strategy (Pros & Cons)
Learning Investment With Jason Cai 