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'very little risk' - I think standard deviation of return on S&P is something like 15%-20%...I wouldn't define a strategy with a buffer of 2.7% very little risk when the standard d…

They wouldn't have to buy it back immediately. Short sellers would borrow the stock from a long and pay a predetermined interest rate for however long they're borrowing it. They te…

Short sellers don't need Tesla to fail to make money. There's plenty of room between Tesla being worth 50-60 billion and Tesla being worth 0. 50-60 billion of market cap means that…

Hmm yes, my interest is that this sort of defender may be hard to identify purely from event driven stats, as stats mostly track actions done (tackles succeeded/attempted, intercep…

Thanks! Appreciate your comments

Thanks! Also, what are some sources for stats that would be available for free online? I've looked at some 538 stuff, some Statsbomb stuff, whoscored, and football-data.

From following various soccer blogs, it seems that defensive stats aren't as polished and explored as offensive ones. I'm curious what stats beyond things such as tackles/intercept…

Do you have any recommendations for how a hobbyist can get more into the field? Someone who has a technical background, but works in a different field unrelated to sports at all. A…