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by meirelles 3081 days ago
Short = Is "naked" operation, the maximum loss is unlimited. If the bitcoin goes to U$ 1 million then $0 next week you probably will be eaten alive by margin calls in the process. This is a very dangerous way to bet by nature.

Put option = The maximum loss is the paid premium.

[*] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_option