A Reddit post describing how a 35-year-old engineering graduate allegedly lost Rs 83 lakh through trading and eventually started working as a Swiggy delivery partner has drawn attention to financial risks, speculative trading and the consequences of chasing market losses.
The post was shared by a user who narrated the experience of a cousin, whom the user met after several years. According to the account, the cousin came from a financially well-off family, was married and had completed an engineering degree, but his trading activities allegedly led to significant financial losses.
It all started after a visit to a client's workplace, where he noticed the client trading on a laptop.
The client reportedly told him that trading was his full-time profession and that he earned a decent living from it. This caught the engineer's attention, and he started trading with small amounts.
The Reddit user said the cousin initially made a few thousand rupees and later shared the gains with his parents.