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And if it makes 37 in that scenario, then you lose $12...on a $5 investment

Posted by: shadowking (a.k.a shadowking13) on Mar 02, 18:19 in response to JDolphin's post You could lose money. If you short a $20 movie call at...

Shorting low priced items can be pretty risky.  You can at most double your money if you are right, while you can lose more than double if you are wrong.  Only do it when you are very confident with your call.

Newbie Question Nigel_Ray Mar 02, 15:08

answer... RazorHawk Mar 02, 15:30

Follow up Q Nigel_Ray Mar 02, 15:41

You could lose money. If you short a $20 movie call at $5 and it makes 27 then you lose 2 {nm} JDolphin Mar 02, 15:48

Ahhh!! Thanks for the replies gents! {nm} Nigel_Ray Mar 02, 16:15

And if it makes 37 in that scenario, then you lose $12...on a $5 investment shadowking Mar 02, 18:19





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