top | item 20501761 (no title) brianchu | 6 years ago Shorting a stock is not a basic feature, it's an advanced feature for power users.You can buy put options on Robinhood already. discuss order hn newest steven2012|6 years ago It's absolutely a basic feature. It's the opposite of buying a share, and your profit/loss is easy to calculate. With options, you need to worry about premium, time decay, spreads and lower liquidity, etc. smileysteve|6 years ago Shorting is very arguably more complicated than put options; Key factors are dividends, float, and short interest.From a brokerage house perspective, it's a whole other marketplace to set up (brokers willing to back your interest) load replies (1) AznHisoka|6 years ago It's a feature available if you request it for most brokerages. That's what I consider a basic feature.
steven2012|6 years ago It's absolutely a basic feature. It's the opposite of buying a share, and your profit/loss is easy to calculate. With options, you need to worry about premium, time decay, spreads and lower liquidity, etc. smileysteve|6 years ago Shorting is very arguably more complicated than put options; Key factors are dividends, float, and short interest.From a brokerage house perspective, it's a whole other marketplace to set up (brokers willing to back your interest) load replies (1)
smileysteve|6 years ago Shorting is very arguably more complicated than put options; Key factors are dividends, float, and short interest.From a brokerage house perspective, it's a whole other marketplace to set up (brokers willing to back your interest) load replies (1)
AznHisoka|6 years ago It's a feature available if you request it for most brokerages. That's what I consider a basic feature.
steven2012|6 years ago
smileysteve|6 years ago
From a brokerage house perspective, it's a whole other marketplace to set up (brokers willing to back your interest)
AznHisoka|6 years ago