Replies to post #1302 on Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ)

[whosjohngalt]

be careful

until you have some experience and are more confident in trading. Downside to being long is 100 percent worst case possible, downside to shorting is infinite if you make a bad call.
You need margin cash and leverage to short, and your broker will call you in if you make a mistake.

[FatStrat]

Yeah, what whoisjohn said. Read up some more and learn.

You short 1000 at $5 and it goes to $0 you make $5000. All you can make is a double.

You short 1000 at $5 and you’re at work and some amazing merger news comes out and it goes to $100? Eee, pobrecito!