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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by smackfu on Friday November 04, 2011 @11:45AM (#3196463)
I've been burned by this before, especially by the margin requirements for a short-sale. It doesn't matter how confident you are a stock will crash, because if it keeps going up, eventually you will either need to sell at a big loss or add more money to keep up. And it's very tempting to short even more as it continues to go up, since you'll make even more when it crashes! And then you run out of money and are screwed.

In general, it's not a good idea to start from "this stock is priced illogically" and then apply logic to it.

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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by bwhite on Friday November 04, 2011 @01:58PM (#3197048)
In a couple weeks, options will be available on the stock and you can buy puts. The upside isn't as good but the downside is capped instead of unlimited.
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by ScottBurson on Friday November 04, 2011 @12:49PM (#3196759)
"Markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." -- Keynes
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by unfletch on Friday November 04, 2011 @01:30PM (#3196931)
I agree with the sentiment, but the quote is misattributed. It was probably first said by Gary Shilling, a writer for Forbes, in 1993: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/08/09/remain-solvent/
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by ScottBurson on Friday November 04, 2011 @07:40PM (#3198221)
Wow. Funny how these things take on a life of their own. A lot of people now think Keynes said that.
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by ww520 on Saturday November 05, 2011 @04:17AM (#3199273)
Wait until the lockout period for the employee options expires, like in 6 months, then short it hard. Do it like 2 months beforehand because everyone else is thinking the same thing.
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Re:Groupon shares open up 40% by comedian on Friday November 04, 2011 @02:49PM (#3197247)
put option terms only last for 3-9 months. you can use LEAPS which are long-term option contracts with a 2+ year expiration.
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