That's not how derivatives work. This is like adding up every single bet on a roulette wheel and implying they could all pay off at once.https://twitter.com/BBCPropaganda/status/1152922318576001029 …
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Note that the contract is worthless if the stock doesn't go over $400. If it hits $450, the contract is worth $450 - $400 = $50, etc. This MIGHT pay off thousands of dollars, if Apple discovers immortality drugs, but PROBABLY won't be worth anything (AAPL is $202.59 right now).
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Meanwhile, someone else might buy a 'put option', something that says 'I have the right to _sell_ a share of Apple stock on 1/1/2020 for $100'. Note that this probably won't pay off either, but even more to the point _it is impossible for both bets to pay off_.
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It's likely that neither bet will pay off, but it's literally impossible for both bets to succeed. And this is why it's completely insane to add up all derivative risks: most of them won't trigger, and many of them literally can't trigger in the same universe together.
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