Playing with options is akin to gambling. But the leverage means that you can make (and lose) a lot of money. Someone on r/wallstreetbets managed to turn $900 into $125000 by buying puts during this recent downturn. Not sure if I believe it though.https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetb...le_up_to_122k/
Yeh I think I'll just stick to index funds.