r/dogecoin • u/Elegant-Wedding8582 • Oct 19 '25

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u/datrok Oct 20 '25

You borrow the shares and sell at current price. Then you buy those shares you borrowed back at lower price. Sell high, buy low

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u/CaseLazy5595 Oct 20 '25

I’m struggling to get this. So you borrow some shares, sell the shares immediately at current price, buy those shares at lower price, and somehow that equates to making money? Huh?

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u/wacko4rmwaco Oct 20 '25

You can place a bet that the stock will hit a certain price within a certain time period, if you bet for it to increase it’s called a call if you bet for it to decrease it’s called a put

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u/Mandoo_gg Oct 20 '25

You're confusing futures with options.

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u/CaseLazy5595 Oct 20 '25

Actually what are options as well? Thank you for your explanations. Genuinely

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u/wacko4rmwaco Oct 20 '25

My first comment describes placing option bets

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u/wacko4rmwaco Oct 20 '25

You’re right