An advantage of using a put over a short sale is that the short sale requires an uptick or zero-plus tick while a put does not.

Name: An advantage of using a put over a short sale is that the short sale requires an uptick or zero-plus tick while a put does not.
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This is true. A short sale requires an uptick or zero-plus tick, meaning the price must go up before it can be sold short. A put option, on the other hand, can be purchased at any time regardless of the stock's price movement.

An Advantage of Using a Put Over a Short Sale