HSX Forum

Playing & Trading Strategy

It's generally a good idea to never short calls or puts, unless you are certain of the outcome (which is VERY rare). -more-

Posted by: arf on Jun 17, 10:06 in response to Ghinsberg's post Shorting option

You stand to lose far more than if you simply ignored the .PU or .CA for that stock rather than shorting it.  Shorting is the only way to lose as much money as the movie makes, if it takes off, so use it wisely. 

 

The payoff on the .PU and .CA aren't really worth shorting, as they only go to zero and not negative numbers (which shorting will put you into).  So you can usually only make 40k on something like AVENGR if you got in early $2.00).  Not worth the risks if it does flop.  You only need to get hit for a couple million once and shorting derivatives becomes a touchy subject.





Post a Reply

To post to the forums you must first login!


Elsinore (ELSNR) 3 7.20 (+0.25)          Rose (ROSE) 10000 1.19 (0.00)          Elsinore (ELSNR) 3 7.20 (+0.25)          Stiletto (STLTO) 3 3.51 (+0.26)          Stiletto (STLTO) 3 3.51 (+0.26)          NDA (NDA) 2 8.09 (+0.26)          NDA (NDA) 2 8.09 (+0.26)          Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Mi (TSDCM) 150000 2.24 (0.00)          Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Mi (TSDCM) 150000 2.24 (0.00)          Victorian Psycho (VPSYC) 3 15.11 (+0.51)          PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - Ope (PAWP3.OW) 10000 19.23 (+0.10)          Victorian Psycho (VPSYC) 3 15.11 (+0.51)          Jennifer's Body 2 (JBOD2) 1 14.02 (+0.61)          Jennifer's Body 2 (JBOD2) 1 14.02 (+0.61)          Tony (TONY) 3 17.42 (+0.63)          Tony (TONY) 3 17.42 (+0.63)          Rock'em Sock'em Robots (RMSMR) 1 13.05 (+0.81)          Rock'em Sock'em Robots (RMSMR) 1 13.05 (+0.81)          Ice Cream Man (ICREM) 150000 12.17 (-0.12)          Wizards! (WIZRD) 2 0.63 (0.00)          Wicker (WCKER) 10000 6.73 (+0.23)          Wizards! (WIZRD) 2 0.63 (0.00)          Wife & Dog (WIFDG) 3 9.67 (0.00)          Wife & Dog (WIFDG) 3 9.67 (0.00)          Diamond (DIAMN) 2 6.46 (-0.01)          Diamond (DIAMN) 2 6.46 (-0.01)          Honeymoon With Harry (HWHRY) 2 11.45 (-0.01)          Tangled (TANGL) 2000 107.16 (0.00)          Honeymoon With Harry (HWHRY) 2 11.45 (-0.01)          Ice Cream Man (ICREM) 3 12.17 (-0.12)          Ice Cream Man (ICREM) 3 12.17 (-0.12)          The Rivals Of Amziah King (TROAK) 3 5.59 (-0.20)          The Rivals Of Amziah King (TROAK) 3 5.59 (-0.20)          Joseph Gordon-Levitt (JGORD) 1999 20.03 (0.00)          Viva La Madness (VLMAD) 3 18.77 (-0.61)          The End of Oak Street (FLWVS) 1000 87.29 (0.00)          Viva La Madness (VLMAD) 3 18.77 (-0.61)          Joseph Gordon-Levitt (JGORD) 1999 20.03 (0.00)          Oh, the Places You'll Go (OTPYG) 1000 101.11 (0.00)          Naomi Watts (NWATT) 1001 7.46 (+0.05)          Hexed (HEXED) 5000 121.19 (-0.01)          Callina Liang (CLIAN) 19000 31.00 (+0.25)          Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (TMJR2) 3 17.28 (+0.95)          Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (TMJR2) 150000 17.28 (+0.95)          Viva La Madness (VLMAD) 1 18.77 (-0.61)          A Place In Hell (APHEL) 1 7.31 (0.00)          Elsinore (ELSNR) 100000 7.20 (+0.25)          Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (TMJR2) 30000 17.28 (+0.95)          Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (TMJR2) 30000 17.28 (+0.95)          Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass (TMJR2) 20000 17.28 (+0.95)