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Hi Steven, thanks for sharing your opinion! Since options' underlying are stocks, as such value is being exchanged.. agree, no goods being produced but the same

Hi Steven, thanks for sharing your opinion! Since options' underlying are stocks, as such value is being exchanged.. agree, no goods being produced but the same in stock investing, the purpose is a speculative wealth creation. I do agree that outcome is not completely under your control but with options people can minimize their risks.

stevenalowe 5y ago
"speculative wealth creation" = gambling you may be able to reduce/manage the risk better than a pure random bet, but fundamentally it's still gambling. ref: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/speculativerisk.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/speculativerisk.asp