I just completed my best options trade about a week ago.

I’ve always had an interest in finance and investment ever since I saw all those Wall Street movies and documentaries about stock trading in the 80s.

(Channeling my inner Gordon Gekko 😬)

So as part of my rehabilitation over recent years, I decided to learn how to trade stocks, via options.

I slowly learnt some things about the industry and pieced together the mechanics and started doing some basic trades.

Nothing Earth-shattering but enough to maintain my interest and want to progress.

Over recent months I’ve also set-up my “Options Trader” AI agent and run things past it.

My knowledge has increased further and it’s a net positive in having this agent helping me.

But any illusions I may have had about it providing exact trades to place have been severely dispelled.

I had noticed a pattern of it agreeing with my suggestions and being confident with its responses to my questions. Which provided some confidence that I was on the right track with some things.

But after finishing a discussion with it I reflected on some things and went back to it to question some further points.

It was only then that it agreed with my updated thoughts, albeit very confidently again, so I decided to address this issue right there.

I told it I expected it to challenge me on my assumptions and not simply be a “yes” man/woman/machine/thing.

On the few occasions where I’ve talked to it since then, it has come-up with some really good points. In some cases, there were simple answers to the questions I raised, but in others I hadn’t considered some points it raised.

But a more important realisation I had is that I prefer to be challenged on some things. This surprised me as I generally tend to prefer agreement with me and positive reinforcement in other areas of my life.

The new, improved Options Trader AI agent came down to me adjusting my expectations of it and communicating it appropriately … much like what you would do in the workplace.

Which, in turn, I’m hoping will result in the new, improved Pete. 🙂

I’ll keep monitoring its performance to see whether any further communication is required in due course, to make sure it provides the maximum value for which it was intended.

Ironically, much like I’m sure is happening with me in my new work environment. 🫤