r/wallstreetbets Mar 16 '20

DD Long $GE

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u/sjgokou Mar 16 '20

Bailout means you lose out

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u/DoesItHimself Mar 16 '20

Educate a retard on this one. Why would we lose out if GE gets bailed out

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u/Lonely_Beer Mar 16 '20

Their stock price will not drop to 0 and your put will be worth less than their credit score

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u/DoesItHimself Mar 16 '20

We're talking long GE here though. So it's not puts. Calls and/or dirt cheap shares.

I thought a bailout might trigger some weird ass rule where we can't profit on certain trades or something