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by LanceH 2835 days ago
It's not shorting if you're holding, it's just and option.
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nostromo 2835 days ago
People use “short” as a synonym for holding a put option all the time.
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notyourday 2835 days ago
Being a long on in the money PUT is called synthetic short.
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