Who appropriated 9 000 000 Dollars?
Returning to yesterday
Since now almost all day traders, then they usually trade more than one contract, and on 10, 20, 50 and more, with a short stop, which creates the feeling that the risks are under control. So imagine, the day trader yesterday placed an order for a breakout of the level at 10 Contracts. It is opened at the top, the price is returned and it is immediately in the red by 20 000 Dollars. If this is his entire deposit, then he goes out of business in a minute. А если 50 Contracts — then he is in the red 100 000 dollars and still owes the broker 80 000, who will demand this money in court, since usually such a moment is stipulated in contracts.
Someone will say — need to set stop limits, then you will be safe. On the one side, logical. And what about the protective stops?? It is dangerous to place stop-limits as protective stops — the price may slip through and the position will not close. And in the case of an ordinary stop — let's say you were short on ZNM0 yesterday 50 contracts and you had a simple protective stop. И что же, in one minute you get a margin call and go out of business.
The exchange admitted that the situation was abnormal, but all transactions remain as they are, nothing is canceled. So much for the exchange, which many idealize in the context of comparison with Dealing Centers.
But this is one of the most liquid instruments and it is unlikely that such a situation can happen without the participation of some kind of behind-the-scenes mechanism.. Here is a day trader earning a year, two, three, and the fourth time, and took away everything that he had earned and it is still possible, more. There are probably other ways to take money from successful traders." — I think, this is not the only one…