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# Selling a Put

A ***short put option*** is a bullish strategy where an investor sells a put option, typically when they believe that the price of the underlying asset will not fall significantly before the option expires. The seller of the put option earns the premium paid by the buyer but might incur losses if the asset price decreases below the strike price.\ <br>