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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.

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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)

AznHisoka|6 years ago

It's a feature available if you request it for most brokerages. That's what I consider a basic feature.