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Re:Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult by ianhawes on Thursday January 28, 2021 @08:50PM (#25952580)
Just a side note but Robinhood does not allow shorting on their platform.

Options (calls/puts) are permitted.

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Re:Robinhood is said to draw on bank credit lines amid tumult by adrr on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:05PM (#25952708)
I assume they allow writing of calls and puts in order to do common option strategies. I wonder if they’ll let you buy the stocks to cover your calls.
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