That's pretty much it. I remember seeing something similar during Tesla's run up, where firms would force individual investors to sell their call options becau

That's pretty much it. I remember seeing something similar during Tesla's run up, where firms would force individual investors to sell their call options because the investor would have tax liability once their call options were profitable. Course, it also had the effect of reducing the amount they would have made by forcing them to sell early. Tails we win, heads you lose.