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by JumpCrisscross 2159 days ago
> The problem with options is that your liability with them can get bigger than your equity

Only if you sell them. A bought option’s maximum downside is the premium.

Does Robinhood let users sell options?

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You can't sell them naked. You can sell covered calls & cash covered puts. You can also wrangle margin into it, but as far as I can tell you're unable to do it naked.