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Re:How a 25-Year-Old Investor Spurred Lumber Liquidators’ Pl... by bradleyjg on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @12:24PM (#9145786)
If you know the time frame you expect the market moving news to come out you can go short with limited downside by buying put options. You also get more leverage that way.
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Re:How a 25-Year-Old Investor Spurred Lumber Liquidators’ Pl... by eru on Wednesday March 04, 2015 @10:54PM (#9149138)
How do you get more leverage? Aren't the put options another expense?
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