Even with HFT you’d have to have more than 50% of your trades go against you to lose any money, and you’ll probably have hedges, and losing some % of money will

Even with HFT you’d have to have more than 50% of your trades go against you to lose any money, and you’ll probably have hedges, and losing some % of money will be within normal operation parameters. Shit happens! Links go down, hardware fails, bugs slip through no matter how diligent you are. (No I’m not looking to be hired by any HFT shops)