• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Isn’t the opposite of a short just buying stock/commodities? Maybe buying them on credit if you want to get 1920s with it

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      4 hours ago

      futures are a leveraged bet on higher price (buy long) or lower price (sell short) by the 3rd week of a month.

    • dermanus@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      Yes, but you can also be long in futures or options. They can be more profitable but are higher risk. Assuming that you aren’t in the room for market shifting events anyway, then the bets are much more certain.