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		javcasas 43 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Michael Burry a.k.a. "Big Short",discloses $1.1B b... Congratulations, you just invented the synthetic put.

JumpCrisscross 43 days ago [–]

> you just invented the synthetic put

Short and a call, yes. Short and a future, no. Either way, infinite losses isn’t an unavoidable downside when it comes to shorting. Stock-borrow and margin risks are.

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