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by fairity 1971 days ago
You can avoid the borrowing fee and margin call risk by purchasing PUT options. The $320 PUT expiring in 1 year costs $240. I purchased 2 contracts on Wednesday bc I don't see a scenario where the price doesn't crash back down below $60 within a year. Expected ROI of 10-20%. Not a large return, but also a pretty safe bet imo considering their ATH prior to this squeeze was $60, and that was back in 2007.
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The put options im seeing for 1 year out at $320 currently cost $24,000. (1 contract at 100 shares) what are you looking at that I am not? Am I looking at the wrong thing?

Edit: (sorry I’m not an expert in options)

Sounds like you're looking at the right contract. Option contracts are written to give the buyer the right to buy/sell 100 shares. So, the minimum investment for the $320 PUT is ~$24K. Contracts with lower exercise prices will be less expensive, but carry more downside risk.
Options prices are usually quoted per share even though you buy them in increments of 100 shares. So GP paid $25,000 per contract.
Won't IV collapse from the ludicrous 800% killing any gains? Better to sell cash secured put to gain the premium then sell the underlying maybe?
No idea how time value will trend, but I’m comfortable holding these contracts til expiration at which point I think the price will be sub 60. Could definitely be wrong - I just don’t see how! Investing isn’t my profession.