u/Ok_Strike5478

I started trading in 2023 for the same reason as most people to have more than one source of income. I was quite bullish on Indian markets. Started with ETFs, then equity stocks (delivery), tried intraday too but didn’t like it much, so I stuck with equities, ETFs and mutual funds.

Everything was going well until one day in 2025, when I unknowingly discovered F&O through Upstox.

Started with a few lots and faced consistent losses initially. Then I made a strategy and boom, after that I started making profits in thousands and lakhs. Loss-making days were there too, but not huge ones. The biggest loss I took was ₹1L+ (God bless, I didn’t put SL that day).

After all the profits and losses across trading days, I was still net positive overall and happy with my performance.

But my family and friends noticed something before I did. I was glued to the screen from 9:45 AM till 3:30 PM every trading day. And after that news and elsewhere related to this.

They always suggested that I should leave options trading, but I never agreed. Then one fine weekend, I scrolled through my lifetime P&L. That’s when it hit me.

I realized I was wasting too much time, energy, patience, and peace of mind for relatively small profits while exposing myself to huge losses. I had become greedy, impatient, and irritated for no reason.

I entered the stock market thinking I would stay patient and mostly focus on delivery and long-term investing. But somewhere along the way, I got stuck in quicksand that was slowly turning me into a maniac.

So now, I’ve decided to quit F&O altogether.

Already hit the kill switch for all those segments.

Now it’s only long-term equities, ETFs, and mutual funds for me. And honestly, the peace of mind feels unreal. No more scrolling through random news, wars, oil prices, or Gift Nifty updates every day.

Just long-term investing, patience, and slowly building wealth peacefully. Also really glad that I’m ending this F&O chapter overall in green P&L.

TL;DR: Made good money in F&O, but lost peace of mind, patience, and too much time staring at screens. Finally quit F&O, hit the kill switch, and going back to long-term investing only. Best decision ever.

I started trading in 2023 for the same reason as most people to have more than one source of income. I was quite bullish on Indian markets. Started with ETFs, then equity stocks (delivery), tried intraday too but didn’t like it much, so I stuck with equities, ETFs and mutual funds.

Everything was going well until one day in 2025, when I unknowingly discovered F&O through Upstox.

Started with a few lots and faced consistent losses initially. Then I made a strategy and boom, after that I started making profits in thousands and lakhs. Loss-making days were there too, but not huge ones. The biggest loss I took was ₹1L+ (God bless, I didn’t put SL that day).

After all the profits and losses across trading days, I was still net positive overall and happy with my performance.

But my family and friends noticed something before I did. I was glued to the screen from 9:45 AM till 3:30 PM every trading day. And after that news and elsewhere related to this.

They always suggested that I should leave options trading, but I never agreed. Then one fine weekend, I scrolled through my lifetime P&L. That’s when it hit me.

I realized I was wasting too much time, energy, patience, and peace of mind for relatively small profits while exposing myself to huge losses. I had become greedy, impatient, and irritated for no reason.

I entered the stock market thinking I would stay patient and mostly focus on delivery and long-term investing. But somewhere along the way, I got stuck in quicksand that was slowly turning me into a maniac. So now, I’ve decided to quit F&O altogether. Already hit the kill switch for all those segments.

Now it’s only long-term equities, ETFs, and mutual funds for me. And honestly, the peace of mind feels unreal. No more scrolling through random news, wars, oil prices, or Gift Nifty updates every day.

Just long-term investing, patience, and slowly building wealth peacefully. Also really glad that I’m ending this F&O chapter overall in green P&L.

TL;DR: Made good money in F&O, but lost peace of mind, patience, and too much time staring at screens. Finally quit F&O, hit the kill switch, and going back to long-term investing only. Best decision ever.