The anatomy of a blown account. How I torched my first trading account — and learned the hard way: Money Talks

Everybody talks about the wins. The big scores, the fast money, the illusion that it all comes easy.

But the losses? Those get buried. Quietly. No screenshots. No stories. Just silence while accounts bleed out.

At Money Talks, we don’t do that.

In August, I torched my first stock options trading account.

For nearly a year, I poured time, energy and hope into this . Every trade felt like a step closer to cracking the code. Until it all unraveled.

It wasn’t just money lost — it was 12 months of my late nights, stubborn effort and every shred of my confidence burning away in real time.

It was a harsh lesson and a brutal reminder of the severe risks options trading carries. I had been warned.

“Options are not suitable for all investors as the special risks inherent to options trading