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by solumunus 14 days ago
> Protection from downside risk on your S&P500 investments may cost 20-30% of your investment

What? Absolutely not.
1 comments
inigyou 14 days ago
What did you buy and for how much?
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solumunus 14 days ago
You would buy puts. How much to spend is really up to you, but you can definitely get meaningful downside protection for much much less than that.
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inigyou 13 days ago
And what is the cost of full downside protection? It necessarily exceeds the full upside, or else everyone would do it.
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