New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The commodity markets were in a chaotic situation on January 30 when most major metals hit lower circuits- silver crashed 30% and gold plunged 15%. According to Zerodha's founder and CEO, Nithin Kamath, this commodity market crash has a key lesson for investors: trade only with money you can afford to lose because when markets gap through circuits, there are no margin calls, no exits, and no second chances.

Sharing his views on the social media platform X, Kamath highlighted that there are rare days when risk management doesn't work due to the markets' violent moves. That's when traders lose more than their entire initial margin, and both the trader and the broker feel helpless with no way out.

Giving an example of...