Centre county Pennsylvania, USA | Shorting with options is indeed high risk, but with options, only your option buy premium is at risk.
Longing with options is lower risk (market spends more time going up than down).
The big plus with shorting or longing with options, no margin required. Warren Buffett teaches that buying anything with borrowed money is not a good way to manage any business. His record as principle owner and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway speaks for itself in that regard. |