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inigyoutoday at 3:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

Shorts can go down to -1000% and beyond.


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WarmWashtoday at 8:23 PM

Yes, but you have to hold through that, and your broker also needs to let you hold through it.

KellyCriteriontoday at 3:33 PM

Not true: Depending on product and regulatory regime, for distinct trader/customer groups there may be distinct rules.

And if you are buying an instrument where you can lose more than you invested, the approach maybe wrong? :-)

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