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		JumpCrisscross on Jan 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shorting and Indian capital markets > Put options let you take a bearish position without short selling Put options can’t be written at scale without shorting.

jmcqk6 on Jan 29, 2021 [–]

All a put option needs is cash backing it in order to write it. It doesn't require any stock.

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