After preparing at home for a few days, Chang Le bid farewell to his parents, packed his bags, and boarded the southbound train.
Those two lottery tickets... torn up. There was more money in his stock account.
No one complains about having too much money, but one must be cautious with money that raises suspicions.
In common understanding, winning the lottery is sudden wealth, which makes people jealous; making money in the stock market only makes people sigh in admiration, it's amazing!
Before setting off, Chang Le's plan, as reported to his parents, was to visit various coastal cities and experience the fruitful results of decades of successful reform from a "naive" perspective.
However, in reality, he was passing through Peng City on his way to Hong Kong.
He defined this trip as a journey of wealth.
Over the past year, the 'golden finger' had silently helped him make waves in the domestic stock market.
Trading over nine months wasn't continuous; there were breaks here and there, but he had accumulated a huge amount of wealth, reaching eight figures.
In the last month before the college entrance exams, he stopped trading.
After all, with a large amount of funds, managing multiple positions was too troublesome and required a lot of time.
During his senior year of high school, what he lacked most was time.
After the college entrance exams, he shifted his focus to the futures market in Hong Kong.
Only T+0 trading could fully leverage the power of the 'golden finger.'
In the stock market, the 'golden finger' made trading smooth, while in the futures market, it made leveraged trading peaceful and joyful for no reason.
The only difference between the stock market and the futures market was the volume of trading, the amount of transactions, and the leverage.
The final leverage, although the risk was huge and the changes were unpredictable, Chang Le estimated that everything was insignificant in the face of infinity.
Passing through Peng City and arriving in Hong Kong, he stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel, which was famous for its wine, stories, and celebrities.
The Four Seasons Hotel could be considered a legendary hotel: the "billionaire wife" and "little Kebab" had both stayed here during their pregnancies;
The so-called "nine-head beauty" had lived here for a long time, dreaming of being a wealthy wife in a wealthy family;
After YZM, the female lead who was once considered the most likely successor to the Hong Kong queen, ended her career;
It also led to a photographer and a chef fighting here.
Therefore, this was the favorite place for paparazzi to ambush, and occasionally big news and big stories would break out.
Of course, compared to certain people and certain things in certain fields, the gossip about celebrities, models, and real or fake wealthy families was insignificant.
Chang Le stayed here not for the wine, not to listen to stories, and not to chase stars. In his previous life, he had no great enthusiasm for these celebrities, and even less so for the enthusiasm of discussing them after meals.
He stayed here purely because of the superior geographical location.
Within a 1-kilometer radius, there were law firms, accounting firms, banks, investment banks, stock exchanges, etc. Anything related to money could be solved here;
Even things unrelated to money could be solved with money.
Entering Hong Kong and staying in a room with a sea view, he spent a few days completing account registration, handling procedures, and fund deposits. He bought a mainstream laptop in Yau Ma Tei and installed the software, then plunged into the stock index futures market in Hong Kong.
Hang Seng Index futures were the mainstream futures trading product in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly traded as index futures with the Hang Seng Index as the underlying asset.
Index futures basically had no concept of value investing; they were mainly intraday short-term trading, characterized by day trading and leverage, aiming for high profits.
High profits naturally corresponded to high risks, and high risks meant high returns.
A fluctuation point was worth 50 Hong Kong dollars, so the contract value of one futures contract was the Hang Seng Index * 50 Hong Kong dollars, with a margin ratio of 10%, which meant 10 times leverage.
Currently, for every point of the Hang Seng Index, the contract value of one futures contract was HK$.
With a 10 times margin, only HK$ was needed to buy one long or short contract, equivalent to leveraging HK$ to control HK$ in profit or loss.
Chang Le's account had 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which could buy 232 contracts, equivalent to controlling a profit or loss of 200 million Hong Kong dollars.
If he bought bullish contracts on the Hang Seng Index, he would earn one Hong Kong dollar for every point the index rose, and lose one Hong Kong dollar for every point it fell. If the loss exceeded 10%, it would mean liquidation and the need to add more margin.
Relative to 20 million Hong Kong dollars, 11,600 Hong Kong dollars didn't seem like much, but if calculated by the second, the fluctuation profit or loss of 11,600 Hong Kong dollars was extremely exciting.
The Hang Seng Index could fluctuate by one or even several points every second.
If lucky, there would be unlimited theoretical profits in a day of trading; if unlucky, one would end up on the rooftop, ready to jump.
Of course, there was no need to discuss technical or trend analysis with those who had 'special abilities'; their only method was to smash their funds into the market by pounding on the keyboard.
All-in, go for it!
The actual trading over the past three days proved Chang Le's estimation to be correct.
In front of the super 'golden finger,' there was no difference between the stock market and the futures market.
When Chang Le went long, the market surged wave after wave, soaring higher and higher, charging forward aggressively;
When Chang Le went short, the market fell rapidly, without hesitation.
The logic and internal connections behind this didn't need to be studied or thought about.
After all, it was already a superpower, did it need logic?
In short, it was just two words: amazing.
On the first trading day, the Hang Seng Index futures opened at .32 points, closed at .05 points, fell by 7.27 points, and fell by 0.03%.
Chang Le made a profit of 832 points that day, which, calculated based on a point value of 50 Hong Kong dollars and 232 contracts, resulted in a floating profit of 9.6512 million Hong Kong dollars and a profit rate of 48.25%.
On the second trading day, the Hang Seng Index futures opened at .29 points, closed at .89 points, rose by 326.6 points, and rose by 2.68%.
Chang Le made a profit of 1,065 points that day, resulting in a floating profit of 12.354 million Hong Kong dollars and a profit rate of 61.77%.
On the third trading day, the Hang Seng Index futures opened at .89 points and closed at .89 points, flat for the day.
Chang Le made a profit of 1,249 points that day, resulting in a floating profit of 14.4884 million Hong Kong dollars and a profit rate of 72.44%.
Over the course of three consecutive trading days, Chang Le adapted and his trading strategy shifted from conservative to aggressive.
Frequent trades between long and short positions, while trading fees flowed out like water, profits also rolled in thunderously.
On the fourth trading day, the Hang Seng Index futures opened at 21,645.06 points and closed at 21,684.67 points, rising by 39.61 points, or 0.47%.
Chang Le made a profit of 2,352 points that day, resulting in a floating profit of 27.2832 million Hong Kong dollars and a profit rate of 136.41%.
At the Bank of China's securities trading department in Hong Kong.
Client manager Jiang Zhenjun sat bored in front of the computer, one hand supporting his chin, the other operating the mouse, clicking through the client's information one by one.
The month was already halfway over, but his tasks were not yet halfway completed.
However, he wasn't nervous at all, still calm and composed. From his expression, one couldn't sense any pressure, and he even seemed a bit drowsy.
In the entire securities trading department, Jiang Zhenjun was a unique presence, or one could say he was very special.
He wasn't part of the management, just an ordinary employee, yet he often interacted with every member of the management on equal terms.
He often failed to complete his monthly tasks, but he wouldn't leave because of it. At most, he would receive slightly less salary and bonuses.
He often didn't show up, but the management never said a word to him about it. Their attitude towards him had always been very polite.
Jiang Zhenjun absentmindedly clicked open a client's trading records, initially without much thought. It was an account that had only been registered for a few days, so he didn't expect much from it.
He yawned, halfway through the yawn, then couldn't close his mouth.
"Why is there so much trading? Is this person an idiot?"
He clicked again.
"Damn, is this for real? A profit rate of 318.88%!"
"Is this really just the profit rate from trading for four days? Is this person a stock god?"
He quickly minimized the page, looked around, and seeing that there was no one else nearby, continued to click and read.
The more he read, the more crazy it seemed, the more amazing it seemed, the more abnormal it seemed! Extremely abnormal!
"No, I have to get to know this client well!" Jiang Zhenjun made up his mind.
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