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actionbrandon
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1 put = 100 shares
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kwantam
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No, puts are bought and sold in contracts of 100 options, but the price quoted is for a single option. The contract costs 100x that price.
solutionyogi
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You are correct. To short equivalent of my option position, I will have to short 10,000 shares.
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