<prompt> Human: Summary of the article: casual average-Joe day trader has 35k worth of shorts in pharma stock, Shrekli gets involved with some potentially shady market manipulating moves, trader ends up owing 106,000 in debt because he was in a long meetingMultiple times a week, I see some newbie posts inquiring about day-trading stocks, shorts, buying on margin, getting into forex trading, etc. I certainly dont want to dissuade people from asking questions, learning about subjects which they were previously ignorant of, etc. Hey, at least theyre asking for advice and information first, before diving in with their hard-earned money.Im also not saying that day-trading is pure evil, trading on margin is bad, blah blah blah. Sure, some people can and will make money doing it. But before anyone gets too deep into it, they need to have an understanding of the risks involved. And I dont mean reading the fine print in your ETrade account, that bit about not guaranteed, can lose money, blah blah blah.I mean taking the time to think about, really truly losing it all. Understanding what that entails, having to cash out your 401Ks, sell your car, sell your house, work a second job... just to cover a loss playing a game you dont truly understand and without adequate safeguards. Understand that pain in your gut, that sense of failure and humiliation and embarrassment, of doing something that cost your family their financial well-being.Dont be the guy in the article. Dont call it a fucking lesson learned AFTER losing 106,000. Learn the lesson BEFORE you get started.  <response>: Experience is a tough subject to learn; the test often comes before the lesson. 