# Does losing money in Derivative Trading truly equate to "paying for experience"?

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**Created:** [September 9, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-losing-money-in-derivative-trading-truly-equate-to-paying-for-experience/197909 "2026-09-09T03:58:48Z")
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### Author: ![BB789](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/bb789/32/91597_2.png) [@BB789](https://tradingqna.com/u/BB789)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/does-losing-money-in-derivative-trading-truly-equate-to-paying-for-experience/197909/20 "2026-09-09T10:25:39Z")

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> [@SpacemanSpiff](#):
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> Yes, very stupid to scale up when you are not profitable

While I agree, as per SEBI study, capital makes a difference. In general, large the capital, lesser the probability of losses.

> [@Win Rate, Capital, Experience: What SEBI Found About F&O Traders](https://tradingqna.com/t/win-rate-capital-experience-what-sebi-found-about-f-o-traders/197266/1):
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> ### More capital reduced the probability of losing, not the size of losses
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> Around 77% of traders used less than ₹1 lakh of peak margin during FY26, and around 90% of this group made losses.
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> As capital increased, the percentage of loss-makers came down. Among traders using ₹10 lakh–₹1 crore, around 67.6% were loss-makers. But when these traders lost money, the losses were much larger.
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> The average loss per loss-making trader increased from around ₹5,600 for traders using less than ₹10,000 to around ₹9.6 lakh for traders using ₹10 lakh–₹1 crore.
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> ![image](https://tradingqna.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/f/0fac6244c7027cd286a87fc18e878596900491ed.png)
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> So more capital reduced the frequency of losses, but the absolute amount lost increased considerably.

While absolute amount might have increased, the percentage would still be small

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