... I've traded options in the past and I'm comfortable managing risk, but it - again - demonstrates that there are investments where risk can be managed.
For me it was a pleasure to chat with you 
and to read all your postings here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=5169;sa=showPosts;start=620
I started mining than trading much later than you (2011) - since april 2013.
Greetings from Paris. Au plaisir