But how do you deliberately lose money? I think there's this idea that you could tank a portfolio with ease, but if that were true, shorting would be incredibly lucrative.
It's just as hard to lose money on stocks as it is to gain them (aside from racking up trade fees or something).
Good to know you've written of the $50K, because if those guys decide to mess around with this, that money is basically going straight out the window.