LNKD IPO opens huge at $83

Re:LNKD IPO opens huge at $83 by DocSavage on Thursday May 19, 2011 @10:27AM (#2563988)

At times like this I'm tempted to short the stock, or at least wait a month or longer until there's sufficient shares to short and not immediately get squeezed. It's just that unlimited downside, investor euphoria on social networking, and volatility makes me too nervous to do it.

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Re:LNKD IPO opens huge at $83 by wladimir on Thursday May 19, 2011 @10:29AM (#2563995)

If the unlimited downside scares you, why not buy put options?

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Re:LNKD IPO opens huge at $83 by desigooner on Thursday May 19, 2011 @10:53AM (#2564076)

I think Options won't be available until May 27th so that they can count the # of actual shareholders, etc.

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Re:LNKD IPO opens huge at $83 by chopsueyar on Thursday May 19, 2011 @10:33AM (#2564008)

Any recommendations for an options provider?

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Re:LNKD IPO opens huge at $83 by DocSavage on Thursday May 19, 2011 @11:52AM (#2564312)

I probably should and wonder whether the price of put options gets inflated due to all the people who want to short? I could also put stop limits but the volatility makes that worse than options.

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