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		Twisell on Aug 3, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Exchange Had Too Many Bitcoins But it's way more risky cause you could end up loosing more than the price of the option. Thus people would be more careful which is an improvement in my point of view. Re-establishing the uptick rule would be a middle ground between banning totally and current speculative frenzy.

nostromo95 on Aug 3, 2017 [–]

No, you can replicate the option exactly if you keep re-weighting the debt and stock ownership.

Granted, this is only really feasible for large institutional investors, but you can do it.

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