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Shorts vs options

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Aug 18, 2026 · 13:21

I know options are the potential buying or selling 100 shares of a company and watching the price of the individual stock going up or down, but what’s the difference between shorts and Put options? I know puts are assuming/guessing the stock goes down a certain amount, but from what I understand a short is borrowing a stock from your broker and selling it, but I don’t know the exact short position. If someone has a good YouTube vid to watch that explains it or would comment with how they do shorts or the short information on exactly what they are, it would be appreciated