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I love Robinhood. The idea of trading on credit gives me the heebie jeebies though.

• nsrivast 10y ago
  Think of it as acquiring technical debt. Can help you grow faster, but need to monitor it carefully to prevent eventual trouble.
  • cbhl 10y ago
    It's not technical debt, it's just debt debt. Can help you grow twice as fast, but you can lose twice as fast, too.
  • sgndnsg 10y ago
    For the love of Turing, please stop trying to apply this buzzword to everything.
  • matthewowen 10y ago
    Using technical debt as a metaphor for debt is... I wish I could use the "100" emoji here.
    • bobbyi_settv 10y ago
      http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/im-like-a-chocoholic-but-for-booze-10739 http://www.theonion.com/blogpost/im-like-a-chocoholic-but-fo...
• zeusk 10y ago
  You're worried about 20k credit line for trading? Look into margin trading and leveraged ETNs or ETFs, or naked options trading if you're feeling adventurous.
  • soVeryTired 10y ago
    Yes, the financial world offers an interesting variety of ways to blow yourself up if you don't know what you're doing.