I Became the Youngest Daughter of a Chaebol Family

Striking it big in today’s financial world is no easy feat.

The blossoming of financial engineering—the real golden age—is still at least ten years away. The peak of the bubble? That won’t come until around 2007.

But once in a while, an opportunity like this comes along.

“This is... isn’t this a bit too much?”

That’s what Executive Director Ha Joo-seong said. And honestly, it was fair.

For one, trading options the day before expiration is already something no beginner should be doing. Barrier options? Even more so.

If the exchange rate doesn’t drop to 215 yen per dollar, the option I bought will become literal trash under the terms of the contract.

And here’s an even bigger issue—

By expiration, an option’s value erodes exponentially due to time decay. If my prediction is off, I’ll lose everything I spent on the option premium.

“I mean... a 10% drop in the yen in a single day is...”

He was clearly unsettled, but I was certain.

I had that unwavering certainty that comes from having witnessed it firsthand in a past life.