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minus-squaremuntedcrocodile@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·1 year agoI really want to see it crash i hope all of wallstreetbets shorts them into next year.
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoAnyone can buy stock, but to short you need to get approved for a margin account and you need to put up some collateral. Those are two big barriers that are going to block many Redditors in WSB from shorting.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoYou can just buy a put. There’s no infinite loss risk either, the amount risked is determined up front. Riskier in the sense it can expire worthless, you can’t hold it forever.
I really want to see it crash i hope all of wallstreetbets shorts them into next year.
Anyone can buy stock, but to short you need to get approved for a margin account and you need to put up some collateral. Those are two big barriers that are going to block many Redditors in WSB from shorting.
You can just buy a put.
There’s no infinite loss risk either, the amount risked is determined up front.
Riskier in the sense it can expire worthless, you can’t hold it forever.