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Topic: Derivatives market? (Read 758 times)

eoJ
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April 20, 2014, 08:55:58 AM
#6
Why not just short on BitFinex?
For ideological reasons I can never short the coin. Smiley
Buying insurance with options is another matter.
Then you can't hedge. Hedging requires both a short and a long position.
hero member
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April 20, 2014, 03:13:12 AM
#5
Why not just short on BitFinex?
For ideological reasons I can never short the coin. Smiley
Buying insurance with options is another matter.
hero member
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April 20, 2014, 03:05:11 AM
#4
get this wall street crap out of here
legendary
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Viva Ut Vivas
April 20, 2014, 01:33:45 AM
#3
Why not just short on BitFinex?
sr. member
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April 20, 2014, 01:22:59 AM
#2
Interesting to see the price levels that are priced into that market for May, June, and September 2014.  Volume seems very thin though.
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April 20, 2014, 12:40:10 AM
#1
Next bubble it'd be nice to insure against the drop by buying some puts. Then get more coin back after the dip.

Anyone do this late last year? Besides some,  I believe, thinly traded MPEx stuff, I don't know of a market....

Perhaps someone here would be willing to write contracts.

I see lots of advantage to this strategy. I could never short the coin. And selling to buy back has many disadvantages (exchange risk, tax liability, etc.)

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