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Re:Troubles Mount for the We Company as Softbank Reportedly ... by hdpq on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:59AM (#20927232)
if you could get your hands on the stock, which would have been fairly unlikely.
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Re:Troubles Mount for the We Company as Softbank Reportedly ... by buttcoinslol on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @08:39AM (#20927503)
You can create a synthetic short with options, no need to borrow any stock at all.
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Re:Troubles Mount for the We Company as Softbank Reportedly ... by mrfredward on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @09:46AM (#20928085)
With so many people wanting to bet against it though, those put options would end up mighty expensive.
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Re:Troubles Mount for the We Company as Softbank Reportedly ... by prepend on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:46PM (#20930203)
That’s the whole point. Shorting at the right time is similar to buying puts while still compatible with your model.
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Re:Troubles Mount for the We Company as Softbank Reportedly ... by rwmurrayVT on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @10:24AM (#20928530)
Not only do you have to pick the right price direction, you have to pick the right timing and have it exceed the markets overall expectation. Even with a short of shares you have to manage to find a lender and beat the cost to borrow them.
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