Tastytrade lags and my stupid fear because of it
So I day trade options and recently started becoming profitable. I use Tastytrade and lately the platform has been lagging/crashing sometimes. Since I mainly trade 0DTE and 1DTE options, I’m worried about what happens if I can’t close my position before market close because of a platform issue.
For example, one time I opened a trade and Tastytrade lagged for like 15 minutes before coming back. Luckily I was green on the trade, but it still scared me and now i am afraid to open trade position.
My question is: if I’m in a 0DTE trade and the market closes before I can exit, can the options get automatically assigned/exercised? How exactly does that work for long calls/puts? Could I end up with shares on margin or something even if I only wanted to day trade?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, I’m still learning the “broker/mechanics” side of options trading. I want to keep trading but broker lag honestly makes me nervous.