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solumunus 47 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: S&P Global has lowered Oracle’s creditworthiness f...

You would buy puts. How much to spend is really up to you, but you can definitely get meaningful downside protection for much much less than that.

inigyou 47 days ago [–]

And what is the cost of full downside protection? It necessarily exceeds the full upside, or else everyone would do it.

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