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minus-squareJesuslinkfedilinkEnglish13•6 months agoAnyone can buy stock, but to short you need to get approved for a margin account and you need to put up some collateral. Those are two big barriers that are going to block many Redditors in WSB from shorting.
minus-square@bradorsomething@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglish15•6 months agoPuts are a poor man’s short. Sold calls are a rich man’s short. I expect a lot of sold calls.
minus-square@muntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoAhh didnt know i dont play the market but id love to see reddit get some well deserved karma
minus-square@NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-26 months agoYou can just buy a put. There’s no infinite loss risk either, the amount risked is determined up front. Riskier in the sense it can expire worthless, you can’t hold it forever.
Anyone can buy stock, but to short you need to get approved for a margin account and you need to put up some collateral. Those are two big barriers that are going to block many Redditors in WSB from shorting.
Puts are a poor man’s short. Sold calls are a rich man’s short. I expect a lot of sold calls.
Ahh didnt know i dont play the market but id love to see reddit get some well deserved karma
This. Options are the way.
You can just buy a put.
There’s no infinite loss risk either, the amount risked is determined up front.
Riskier in the sense it can expire worthless, you can’t hold it forever.