Replies to post #5171 on Citigroup Inc (C)

[MorningLightMountain]

maybe, but why not the same argument for calls as well as puts????

to be honest, I never will understand why people like to blame shorts for "manipulating" prices down, yet few complain about longs driving prices up????.....in a fair market, shorts (legal shorts, that is) have just as much right to their bet as the longs.....

must just be a psychological thing, like at a craps table, the "pass line" is always more popular than "don't pass", even thought "don't pass" actually has slightly better odds for the player!!!!

Bet Actual Odds Odds Paid House Edge

Pass / Come 251:244 1:1 1.41%

Don’t Pass / Don’t Come (Bar 12) 1031:949 1:1 1.36%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craps#Bet_odds

PS: what about all that C dilution, isn't that somewhat of a burden too????