Buying Put Options

Learn about the different strategies associated with the purchase of put options. This video will teach you how buying put options can help you achieve the following objectives: secure the future sale price of an underlying security and hedge the risk associated with a long stock position. This video will also explain how buying put options can be used as an alternative to short selling a stock.

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