I'm sorry to hear it, but unsurprised. Thanks for the update. Most people, in these circumstances, aren't big enough to come back and say "you were right". What matters is what you can learn from the experience, to enable yourself to go forward in a new direction having put the slight loss behind you and benefitted (somehow) from the experience, at least. Regarding that "new direction", there are some suggestions above (post #8 on the first page, I think) and many of us will be pleased to explain in more detail, if you have questions about them or anything else. Good luck with the next attempt.
How do you know that? From 460% to zero, even in papertrading, means that there is something wrong in your papertrading account. Or would you be too afraid with real money to take any trade?
It is OK, been there done that. We each have to find our own method and strategy and eventually you will find your own successes. As a new options trader myself, my opinion is that you really have to understand how options are priced and how the system works (how MM price them for example) before you can develop your successful trading strategy. Good luck.
Did the markets change or did you start trading differently when you had more pressure or "real pressure" when you started changing with real money on the line ? Its very common to for traders to use a trade method successfully on a simulator but not successfully when they traverse into real money.
%% Be careful,PB, on an options account with about $500,000, but your broker notes no long /short stock, no money available for withdrawl. The latter is a danger signal.I ALWAYS wondered why the policeman stuck his head inside the pool hall where we gambled, as kids?? Actually paper trading can help. I still use it sometimes, keep$ me out of some bad trades/investments, but frankly its with real paper or fed reserve notes, real paper+ real ink; sim is too easy, unless you print your sim charts+ add commission, $lippage.Its late in he cycle, but may want to trade/invest[or papertrade] in some SPY or QQQ??